Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 17, 1888, Page 2

'GREVY'S PRIDE IN COURT. Commencement of the Trial of ‘Wilson in Paris. A SORRY-LOOKING SON-IN-LAW. The Whereabouts of Dynamiters Har- ‘kins and Callan Known Only to Scotland Yard—-Dr. Mac- kenzie's Report. M., Wilson on Trial. “[Copyright 1688 by Jamex Gordon Bennett.] Pants, Feb, 16.—[New York Herald Cable— Bpecial to the Bee,]—The Wilson trial opened to-day in the tenth correctional chamber. Blinding slect ana_snow rattled against the windows of the stifiing little court. {No Tadles were present. and the audience was composed almost exclusively of capped bar- risters with pencils stuck behind their cars, eurious deputies and swarms of journalists. It is a singular incident that the judges did not wear their decoration rosettes during this reyival of decoration scandal that has already capsized one government, unseated a presi- “ dent of the republic and brought Paris to the verge of o revolutionary riot. At five min- utes past 1 Daniel Wilson, the defendant-in- chief, creeps in with a bundle of papers under his arm, Wilson has his old careworn look. Ho stoops crookedly and glances round furtively. After Wilson comes tho bruler Hebert Ribaudeau, and the leading lady, whose full name is Caroline Reine Zelie le Cirguille Ratazzi. She was swathed n cheap lace with a black beaded bonnet. Then the indictment was read, which las ted over half an hour. It substantially is this: Daniel Wilson, deputy of Indre et Loire, re- siding in the Avenue liena, is charged with being concerned in a conspiracy to defraud M. Cresplu de la Panniere on a decoration job, for which the said Panniere paid certain sums of money. Wilson is also charged with trying to swindle Belloc and with being ac- cessory to the frauds of the pusiness, All the rest of the indictment, is mere legal jargon and figures. At half-past 1 the defendants were told to stand up and give their names and addresses. There was a thrill when ‘Wilson pitifully replied in subdued accents. Atthe interrogatory it came out that Wilson said to M. Crespin: “Remember that you are a De la Panniere, and try to forget that you are a Crespin, 80 give your money to the moniteur e l'exposition) and earn the cross of the Legion of Hounor, which you richly deserve. Wilson also said in the course of his examination that he had received M. Crespin de la Panniere at the Elysee and that he had been introduced to him, not.by M. Mollard, the introduetor of ambassadors, but by his fellow-defendent, Ricaudeau. He said: “I have examined Crespin’s titles as an old sailor, but decided not to recommend him for the oross on that account.” Wilson then went into his -vast newspaper hopes and _ schemes, and never knew that 50,000 francs had been given to Crespin, and said that all such questions jwere left to his secretarics. At five minutes to 6 the day's sitting ended. This wretched trial will drag on for another four days at least. ——— Dynamiters Disappear. (Copuright 1688 by James Gordon Bennett.| Loxno,Feb. 16.—[New York Herald Cable «Special to the Bs.|]—Scotland Yard con- tinues fmysterious about tthe® whereabouts . of the convicted dynamiters. They left the Old Bailey ostensibly for Treaton prison. They have not reached itnor any of the usual prisons. The ofiicials, when asked about them, answer courteously that they have or- ders to say nothing, To-day I oncountered a ‘ man who is very close to the home office. Ho “#8id7 “What if the two convicts have told ‘who is bebind them, who sent them over and revealed & lot which is of value to the gov- ernment? Mind you, I don't say they have, hut what if they should turn queen's evi- «dence?” - Esaw Inspector Littleohild, so well known to Mulberyy strect, but he was as dumb and “coppery” as a Whitatable oyster, and he is “usually communicative when he can be. I think it can safely be assumed that the Scot- land Yard end of the home office has worlked the two convicts, Harkins and Callan, for all they know, and that fresh developments are imminent. —— DR. MACKENZIE'S DIAGNOSIS ' Sir Morell's Report on the Case of the Crown Prince. 2 (Copyright 1688 by James Gordon Bennett.| Loxpoy, Feb. 16.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the BEr.]—The Lancet of Saturday will publish the following report by Bir Morell Mackenaie on the case of the erown prince: ‘“His imperial highuess, the cvown prince of Germany, having expressed his wish that ¥ should now place on record my opinion in his case, the opportunity 1s afforded of eorrecting some of the statements ‘which from time to time have been inaccu- pately attributed to me. The general idea is that [ am of the opinion that the disease from Sehich his imperinl highness is suffering is naot caneer. In this statement the words eancer, cancerous and malignant, are used . synonymously. The view on the other hand, which [ have consistently maintained i that there never has been any proof of the existence of cancer. To enter more into detail, when I arrived in Berlin last May ¥ stated to my colleagues that in my opinion " the appearances seen in the throat wereof a negative character—thav is to say, that the disease might be either benign or malignant - snd that 1ts nature could only be determined microscopical examination. A portion of e diseased tissue having been taken away By me from the throat of his imperial high- npés, it was submitted to Prof. Virchow, who could nop detect in it anything of a . malignant nature. Repeated examinations By Prof. Virchow of other portions re- moved by me yielded sunilar re- sults, In the month of July, whist ‘Bis imperial highness was staying in " #he Tslo of Wight, I pointed out to more than L @me of his august relatives that tho danger #hat I most dreaded was the occurrence of -perichondritis at & future date, aud three wonths later this fear was proved well ' grounded, “At tho end of Oetober and the + garly part of November entirely frosh symp- foms appeared, and at that time the local disease presented an appearance which was consistent with the diagnosis of cancer. It « Wasthen impossible to obtain any fresh , microscopical evidence in the matter, and I considered it safer accordingly to treat the easo as one of & malignant nature. At the apme time, howover, 1 drew up and sub- _ mitted 1o my colleagues a protocol, in which Latated that withough the discase at thiat moment: looked. like a cancer, I could not _sgree that the malady wus proved to be malignant until further microscopical exam- “ination had been made. The document in ‘which I set forth my views was forwarded to'Berlin to be placed in the state archives, Although the unfaverable symptoms then 'wero explicable on the ground of the exist- enco of cancer, yet it was clear to the ma- fority of thie physicians at that time in attend- ance that peri¢hondritis had supervenad in _themiddleof December. However, the un. . favorable sign had passod away aud there u0 loager any critical symptoms of can- [ evidence on the subject . ‘'was; however, still wanting. This was fur- nished at the end of January, ‘“when a slough was oxpoctorated the very spot which had prosented such ® highly suspicious appearance. In Novem- berthisslough' was most - carefyliy and re- peatedly examined by Prof. Virchow, and the result, which is now published, again shows that cancer could mot be detected. Tore- capitulate, in my opinion the critical symp- toms have always been entirely compatable with non-malignant disease and the micro- scopical signs have been in harmony with this view. Ineed only to add that although in nearly every case of laryngal discase it is possible at the first inspection to form an’aceurate opinion as to the nature of of the disease presenting itself, yet in a few rare instances the progress of the complaint alone permits its character to be determined. Unfortunately the eascof his imperial high- ness is among the latter number and at this moment medical science does not permit mo to affirm that any osher disease is present than that of chronic interstenial inflamma- tion of the larynx, combined with perichon- dritis.” ——— How the Patient Passed Yesterday. (Cupyright 1588 by James Gordon Bennett.] Sax Remo, Feb. 16,—|New York Herald Cuble—Special to the Bee.]—the weather is bright and springlike, with occasional sharp flashes of hghtning, followed by thun- der. The erown prince is in very much the same condition as yesterday. His rest last night was much disturbed by coughs and headache, He also suffers from neuralgia. Dr. Howell sat with him-and Dr. Krause will be on duty to-night. The crown prince has a splendid appetite and eats substan- tial food. He has been up all day, but reposed for a short time on a sofa in the afternoon. The wound 18 healing and looks healthy, It is thought by the doctors that the treatment of the larynx will be resumed to-morrow. Sir Morrell has postponed his departure until Monday. Prince Henry left for Genoa to meet the grand duchesse of Baden. The duchesse Saxe Meiningen, the grand duke Hesse and princess (rene went to Cannes to- day to see the prince of Wales, —.—— THE FISHERIES TREATY. London Newspapers Discuss the Docu- , ment Pretty Freely. [Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxpoy, Feb, 16.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee.]—All the morn- ing papers havo long cables on tle fisheries: The Daily News correspondent quotes from the Herald editorial. It says, in the course of a long leader, which scems, studiously, mostly of compliments to Chamberlain: “There can be little doubt that Canada's hand has been forced and that the late hurried journey of Mr. Chamberiain to the Dominion has had its effect, It is perhaps the best treaty that eould have been made and as such, shouldat finally commend itself to the favdr of Canada, it will certainly win general approval in this part ef the world.” The Times devotes groat space to the subject, and thus concludes: “t would be - rash, in the absence of fuller information to take a.too- confident view of the prospects of the treaty, but its conclusion is, at all events, a hopeful sign. It showed that a rash vote is not alto- gether supreme in American politics, and that an Enghsh statesman like Mr. Cham- berlain is uble to secure from the best representatives of the democracy of tho United States a fair and impartial hearing in these negotiations, Whether they succeed or whether they fail, England has borne a perfectly disinterested part. Wo have nothing as a nation either to gain or to lose in the controversy between the Cana- dian fishermen and those of the United States. It is exclusively in the interest of our coloniul fellow-subjects that the imperial go ernment has intervened in the ter.e The influence which Mr. Cham- berlain appears to have exerted with success, both in the United States and in the Dominion, has been purely a moderating in- fluence. He has aimed not to achieve a bril- liant diplomatic victory, but to remove the causes and avert an alarming feud and lay the foundations of a lasting peace between close kinsfolk and near neighbor.” BECKETT'S BONES. The Recent Find in the Crypt of Canterbury Cathedral. [ Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Benhett.] LoNpoN, ' Feb. 15.—[New York Herald Cable—Spocial to the Bes.]—I made an Ash Wednesday pilgrimage to Canterbury cathe- dral to-day, vnd participated in some of the grand services appropriate to the fast day. Aftev that was concluded another visit was paid to the place where Archbishop Thomas a Beckett's alleged skull and bones are again resting, After divers local and meétropoli- tan antiquarians have examined them by the rush lights of ' tradition and the larger bril- liancy of biography and history, the ossified remains had been reverently placed in shape in an elmwood coffin, which was replaced in the original stone cofin. To this a new lia had been prepared, as the old one was broken by the pickaxe. The re-interment took place in the presence of the dean and chap- ter and some few antiquarians. The new coffin contained a ‘glass jar in which was placed the MSS. account of what had occurred, and some press notices. A few marks of recognition were made upon the surrounding payement. I found that the in- choate jury of antiquarians, as it were, had disagreed, but with a_majority in favor of identity. In conversing with the senior canon, [ find him as yet non-committal; but it would seem from his manner of converse that the report, which the dean and chapter will very soon. promulgate, favors the probability that these are the remains of the assassinated ‘archbishop, but would also admit that the facts would always necessavily vemain disputable, Mr. Austin, the oficial surveyor to the dean and chapter, was found more communicative. He lives in the old ecclesiastical palace. The fire as built on the hearth, the floors ave of oak and his rooms large enouglh for an ordinary ball- room. ‘‘What is the result of $he confercuce of antiquarians?’ 1 asked. ““They weve divided in opimon. I myself, on the preponderance of evidence, believe that the remains are those of Thomas a Becket and [ think the cathedral authorities are one with me in that.}Fathdr John Morris, the well known mimfiu;, who exiunined the bones, says in-a long communication to me, ‘It scems impossible that the skull which was found ¢an be that of St. Thomas a Becket, T takie it to be elear from tho narra- tive of his death and the account of the relics, that-the purt eut was not the left tem- ple as in the present skull, but the crown of the head — caron cuptistolaamputata,as Fitz- stephen calla.it. If the wartyr lay faco downward to the loft of the assailant and_if the part am, . adligred by skiu of the | forehead. it will have been.that the crown was struck first from the of the head. 't'he he lately . discovered 2 and from the 4 shorp sword buf or inwards and this seems d ve against, its olaims to_bo tho skull of St. Thomas of Canterbury. Be- sides if we found the relics of the martyr we could never expect to find all the bones there is in tho case. Surely some wore at some time given away to forsign churclies, Again St. Thomas waé unusually tall, and these I beliove to be tho bones-0f a man of only mod- orate height, Woe should also have to- looi for the remains of St. Thomas a Beclott in an iron chest and not in astone coftin, My belief is that the bonos that have of late been so earefully and reverently handled are not those of tl rathoer of some one of thc monks of Christ church who little dreamed of his posthumus honors.’ I have replied to that,” continued Mr. Austin, ‘‘that' the skull we found is not 1 -lua_«plwo on the left- of tha é. © read in history that tho blow was aimed atthe left side of the martyr, 80 I think this is confirmatory evidence, A surgeon who critically examined the skull tells me the fracture was le_before death. Hearpsfleld, in his lifo of Sir Thomas Moore, states that' the bones were removed an Whors & mobo LIEQ, plkde. tibe whets, wd a y place Wi found then in front ol&‘h shrine, T 9 ‘bones wero t y was al mfl‘hln.k: Enocked outwiirds. to me to_be dog! famaus archbishop, but | skull and then put it in another 5 coffin we found could never have enough for & corpse of the statue of the man those bones belonged to had. Had the iron chest itself been removed the fact would have been discovered, and had any bones been given to other churches such dispersing would have been known. When the monks were driven from the cathedral the secret burial place was lost. Father Morris is at odds with one or two ex- roru who say the skeleton was of a tall man ike the archbishop.” Canon Rutledge was called upon. He is of the chapter committee. He was temporarily absent gut he had said in answer to Father Morris: I am myself strongly of the opin- ion that the bones found if not those of St. Thomas are at any rate relics of some dlistin- guished person, carefully and reverently placed in the coffin not primarily interred theroe 1n great traditional sancity. These re- mains were discovered not in the process of hunting for bones, but in the natural process of antiquarian researches now belng made in the cathedral. We were anxious to discover and mark the exact position occupled by the caput thome and in_digging for the founda- tion for the aitar the cofiin became visible. Mr. Pugin, who has professionally examinod the remains, is of the opinion that they were those of a_tall and strong man. The skull was certainly one of remarkable size. ‘They have now been decently interred and wero carcfully and reverently treated by Mr. Aus- tin, under whose personal supervision and di- rection they were originally found. " The coutroversy has entered largely into press attention and there is a run at the Brit- sh museum, reference libraries and old book nh:llu for biographies of the 13th century saint. - 00'Brien Bitterly Scores Balfour. Loxpox, Feb. 16.—In tho commons to-day Labouchere asked further questions regard ing England’s position towards other nations and Under Foreign Secretary Ferguson again declined to produce the ecorrespondence be- tween the government and foreign powers. Labouchere then gave notice that he would offer an amendment to the address to the effect that the house be informed definitely that no correspondence had been exchanged with Italy resulting in abinding action on the British government in the event of war be- tween Italy and France, or if any assurance had been given, it may be communicated to the house. Ferguson further said that he was happy to inform the house that the fish- ery treaty had been signed in Washington. The government believed it satisfactory, al- though yet unaware of the precise terms, William O'Brien resumed. the debate on the address in reply to the gueon's speech. He said Balfour had failed to the Irish orgaizations, weaken thé spirita of tho Ivish people or degrade them in the eyes of the world. Abject discomflturd and disgrace attended the crimes act, the oneration of which provedit oneof the most horribie measures ever directed against human lib- erties. He did not feel wounded or in the least disgraced by his own Imprisonment. While in prison he resented and felt’ keenly Balfour’s stealthy, loathsome insinuations that he (O’Brien) - sheltered himself under the plea of illness. Now they were face to faco and he challenged the gov- ernment to produce the prison doctors to prove the truth of the insinuation. [Par- nellite applause.] It had been asserted im- prisoned leaguers tried to secure distinction between the treatment given them and im- prisoned peasants, but there was no foanda- tion for the assertion.” When the govern- ment asked them to voluntarily acknowledge their kinship with criminals they answered : “We will die first. You will have to learn the difference between the representatives of the criminal classes and Irish political pris- oners even if it takes coroners’ juries to an- nounce the distinction,” Attorney General Webster said O'Brien’s speech was doubtless animated by some real passion, but it was impossible to doubt there was o good deal of acting about it. At any rate, if not acting it was neither more or less than an incitement to the violation of the law. ‘It is strange,” he said, ‘‘to hear the Parnellites profess approval of Irish remedial measures after the coutempt with which they treated them last year,” g Proceeding to defend the administration of the crimes act Webster said the question was not whether branches of the league were sup ressed, but whether they ceased to operate, t was certain they did not now expose men to po!)\lhll' odium as before, and the fact that meetings were held secretly was & great gain for law and order. ‘Webster was interrupted many times by the Parnellites. Morley next took the floor and commented on Balfour's silence regarding O'Brien's charges, though he had risen once to repel them, Amid the loud cheers of the Parnell- ites, Morley described Thomas Russell, mem- ber for Tyrone, as the spokesman of the rump ascendency party in Ireland which went about beating _ the - orango drum in one hand while it lucked at the sleeve of Mousignor risco with the other. He refuted the statements of Webster regarding the league and said the plan of campaign continued to be a success, Surely it was a- strange doc- trine to say it was u_good thing to increase the tendency of Irishmen toward secret so- cieties which were the bane of the country. He strongly condemed the outrage perpetrated on the dignity of the house last I'riday by the arrest of two members of parliament. The vernment professed to contend- hg against the opinion of the . coun- try, and by their coercion were driving hundreds of thousands .of cit- zens of the middle classes, who hithorto re- frained from politics, to rally to the nation- alist cause. Irishmen would be loyal when they had_ institutions worth being loyal to. In congratulating him upon the success of ‘coorcion Balfour was in the same fools’' paradise that Forster and Lord Spencer had been. Tho house agreed to Lord Randolph Churchill's amendment asking a special com- mission to inquire into the board of public ‘works scandals. O'Brien's Magnanimity. Loxpox, Feb. 16.—The Daily, News, refer- ring to O'Brien’s speech.to-day, says: His display of wonderful magnanimity will cor- tainly appeal with unresistable force to the English people. Tories will be unable to complain of any _bitterness on -his .part, although the occasion justitied bitterness. b New Rules for the Commions, Loxpox, Feb. 16.—The government’s néw rules of proceedure provide that.the com- mons shull sit from 3 p. m. until1a. m,, with a dinner hour; that the cloture-rule may be applicd if there is a majority of 100, instead of 200 a8 at present; that the speaker may suspend for the sitting disorderly members. Other rules greatly increuse the speaker's power. R O e The Local Government Bill. Loxpoox, Feb. 16.—The new local govern- ment bill, in its final form, as unguimously adopted by the cabinet, creates new county boards on a purely elective baais, the condi- | tionsof suffrage at the electiens of members of tho board to be the same as parliamentary clections. Thesc boards ave to haye entirg coatrol of tho police forces within theirjuris- diction, also to issue and annul publicans’ li- censes, The adoption of the -principles < of local option is to be accampanied with @ .pros vision for the compensation of publicans for the loss of their )icenses unless these privis leges be annulled in consequence of violations | of law. ————— * A Successor For Balfou DusLiy, Feb, 16.—The Freeman’s Journal saye a rumor is current that' Sir Henry Hol: land, secretary of the colonies, will succeed Balfour as chisf secretary for Ireland and that the latter will become government leader in the commons. p ot > S KILLED BY A DESPERADO, Deputy Sheriff Thompson Murdered By Jack White in Coloradd: GRANADA, Col, Feb. 10.—|Special Tele gram to the Bee.]—Bill Thompson, deputy sneriff of Las Animas county at Boaton, was shot in the neck and instantly killed by Jack ‘White* while attempting to arrest the latter this afternoon. White'was the 1 r of a gang of thirteen horse thieves operating is southern Colorado and the meutral stri ‘Thompson was from Dodge.county, Kan. and was a brave officer. He was killed while ‘i’ the act' of pulling a warrantout of his pocket to show to White, ANTI - RALLROADERS APPY, Many of Thelr umum Favorably Reported in the Towa Senate. OTHER LEGIE{.\:ATIVE DOINGS. 10 TR Lawyer Billings Afipears in Court and Pleads Not G —Powell Bound Over—The Républican State Convention Called. o Favorably’ Reported. Dre Moixgs, Ia., Keb, 18,—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—[t was a fleld day for the anti-monopolists in the scnate to-day when the railroad committes reported back favora- bly a large batch of bills for the regulation of railroads. These bills cover the wholeground of proposed legislatiod on railway matters, and touch the main subjécts which have been discussed. They inclide Sweoney's bill ap- plying to freight trafiic in the state, the prin- ciples of the interstate commerce law; Finn's bill, which is substantially the Illinois stat- ute requiring the commissioners to fix maxi- mum rates which are to be taken as a prima facie evidence of what. is a reasonable rate, also the substance of Young's bill which pro- vides for the election of five railway commis- sioners by districts for the term of four years each. This bill combines the_ features of the Gateh, Harsh, Caldwell and Deal bills; also a bill providing for delegating power to the railroad commissioners to cause stations to be placed at railroad crossings, and to com- pel railroads to make suitable connections with other roads. Also a bill fixing passen- ger fare at 3, 23 and 8 cents per mile for roads of the first, second and third classes and making first-class or mileage tickets good until used and good either way between the stations named; also to repeal the law which provides for having the railroads pay the salary and expenses of the railroad com- missioners, All of these bills will come up for discussion in two weeks when they will be made the special order. The lowa Legislature. Des MoiNes, Ia., Feb. 16.—The senato rail- ‘way committee reported this afternoon favor- ably the Young 2-cent fare bill and Finn's bill imposing a duty on the commissioners of fixing the tariff, fixing the burden of proof on railroads when a schedule of rates is filed, and other duties: also Sweney's bill and the Young bill dividing the state into districts for the election of railroad commissioners. Young, Meservey, McVay, Finn, Groneweg and Bayless, a majority of the committeo })ment. voted for the house maximum tariff n addition to the above measures. A second division of the state was made for railroad commissioners’ districts on a basis of popula- tion, which gives four republican and one doubtful district. The committee also reported a bill embody- ing the miscellancouc duties of the commis- sioners in regard to depots at crossings and improvements in other matters, By Mr. Seeds—A bill relating to the power of establishing waterworks in towns and making the same appligabie to tho establish- ment of gas or electrig light plants; also pro- vmln;i“ror gayment fgritho same. By Mr. Woolson—A hill to divide the stato library and provide £on, the support of the same. The bill relatgs, to the separation of the law and literary of the library. By Mr. Hutchison—At the request of the committee on ways mean, a bill was in- troduced to provide for,a half-mill tax for the years 188380 to pay phe indebtedness of the state. The bill was made the special order for Wednesday next,at.2:30. The senate did npf concur in the house amendment to the bil ‘Jrelming to the sale of poisous requiring o registering of the sale of poisons. WD The bill passed the spnate, by a vote of 40 to 8, relating ta insurance and providing that if insurance notes de ;not show that they ‘were taken for insul , and are sued and collected by a third .party, the insurance company is liable to the maker of the_ notes for the full amount of the judgment and costs paid by the maker;> .~ ... Afterthe favorable, majority report the senate railroad committee on the Young 2 cent fare bill the minority report was pre- sented on the same subject, the reasous for such report being about the same as those resented by the representatives of the roads fore the committee. The railroad bills will be taken up in the same order as reported, the Sweney bill first, the Finn bill second, the districting bill and passenger fare bill last. The consideration of tho bills was made the special order for two weeks from to-day. ‘The following bills were introduced: By Mr. Kline—Relating to homesteads and ex- emptions. By Mr. Hospers—For the incorporation of Dutch Reformed churches in Iowa. By Mr. Foley—Providing for tne purchase and printing by the state of text books. By Mr. Crooks—For the improvement of highways. A joint democratie caucus was held this evening for the purpose of nominating offic- ers for the various state institutions. The house vote b‘V which Mrs. Helen Gougar was permitted to speak before the house on the constitutionality of woman's suffrage, was reconsidered and Mrs, Gougar was given the privilvfie of speaking in the house of representatives before the commit- tee on suffrage and the public generally. She spoke to & crowded house for two hours this evening. Resolutious appealing to the whole country to aid the work were passed. Judge Murphy, of Iows, mado a short ad- dress advocating water transportation. - Lawyer Billings in Court. WAVERLY, Ia., &eb. 16.—Billings appeared 1 court tl morning, accompanied by his attorney, entered & plea of not guilty, and asked for time to file affidavits and pray for o change of venue. He was allowed till Friday morning to do so, to which time court was adjourned. The trial jurors wero discharged this afternoon, subject, h to being recalled. The grand jury i session, and it is expected that indictments against Billings for blackmail and conspi- racy are yet to issue. ——— Powell Bound Over. Masox Crry, Ia., Feb. 16.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bre.]—A. F. Powell had his preliminary hearing here this afternoon and was bound over to. await the action of the grand jury. During the day letters came in from several southern and western cities, making inquiries as to Powell. Several charges are preferred against him in all. All seem now rgreed that Powell is a scaly char- acter. e lowa's Republican Caucus Called. Des Moixgs, Ia., Fpb, 16.—The republican state central commitfoo| to-day fixed the date . for the state convention/and district caucuses for electing delegal ¢l thie national conven- tion at Wednesday, h 21, at Des Moines. CHICAGO'S ITORTUM. It Will Probably 'Ready For Occu- pancy June. Cuicaco, Feb. 16.—A§ a meeting of the ex- ecutive committee onMrrangements for the republican national ntion to-day, Ferdi- pard W. Peck, rep ting the auditorium " management, stated, the building would | be.ready long before,June 19, the date of the | convention, so much .so that he made a defi- | nite proffer of it for the national democratic convention as 8“‘1{ June if required. Mr. Peck also said # ba.un,; capacity of the hall would be greateR tian" had beel ally stated. bl of chairs would be | 8,000, which, by actua¥'count, was but 500 less than the bighest ever provided in the expo: tion building. &WM, ecided by the commit- teé to r-luifi locally to d’ wholly on decorations and cénveniences for dele- ites, the hall haviug been tendered by the : Auditorium association, rent free. WOULD POSITIVELY DECLINE. George W. (fhlmpm Himsell on the Presidential Question. PuiLaperpuis, Feb. 16,—The Public Ledger will publish an editorial to-morrow regarding persistent rumors that Mr. Childs woula acoept the republican nomination for the presidency. It will say, in substance, that his mind is not changed: He repeats his refusal to be a candidate or be voted for nangnhnlum be compelled to de- i b) - .-&h in the h:;‘ar 3 lm ance in the ol of "uni nvegr{unouldhmnwhom AY, FR FIFTIRTH CONGRESS: Senate. Wasmivarow, Feb. 16.—The following bills were reported from committees and placed on the calendar: For the relief of volunteers of the Fourth Towa infantry; authorizing the construction of a high wagon bridge across the Missouri river at or near Sioux city. Amoung the bius introduced and referred wero: By Mr. Sabin—To authorize the president to confer the brevet rank on army officers for britliant serviee in Indian campaigns, By Mr. Manderson—To authorize the wear- h"i)“ badges of the Grand Army of the Re-+ public. By Mr. Manderson—A joint resolution for the abolition of the office of surveyor general of Nebraska and'Towa. A resolution by Mr. Plumb, directing in- quiry into the causes of ineflicient mail ser- vice, was taken un and agreed to. A resolution ‘offered by Mr, Manderson some days ago, roquiring the sccretary of war'to furnish senators, on request, a list of persons to whom copies of the record of the rebellion are to be issued, was taken up. Mr. Manderson shid that since offering the reso- lution he had held & conversation with the secretary of war, who expressed his readi- ness to supply the iuformation asked, and #afd his refusal to do ‘so before was owing to a rule of tho department not established by him. Mr. Manderson said that since the dis- cussion about snblle documents some days ago his mail and that of other senators had been mundated with uests for documents, among them the records of the rebellion. After discussing the matter further he said his idea was that tho distribution of docu- ments would be made under some exe- cutive officer. Mr. Vest said he was more than ever con- firmed in his belief as to the waste of public money in the way of printing public docu- ments. The discussion was further continued by Messrs. Aldrich, Cockrell and Teller. The latter, 1n the course of his remarks, laid stress upon the fact that matters in the de- partments were kept secret and he protested against there being any secrets, the public being entitled to know what their servants were dding. Extending this idea to the sen- ate itself he declared that he considered the secret session of the senate entirely repub- lican, except, perhaps, when there was a treaty pending which ought to be considered in the sccrecy of executive session. He farther claimed that no matter what was considered in private, as soon as the matter ‘was determined every senator’s vote should be made known. After some f\xé’ther discussion the resolu- tion was adopted. - Mr, Sawyet was, at his own request, ex- cused from further service on the committee on education and labor on the ground that his time was being otherwise fully occupied, and Mr. Riddleberger was appointed in his place. One hundred and eight private pension bills were passcd and after executive session the senate adjourned until Monday. House. ‘Wasnixgrox, Feb. 16.—In the house to- day the following committee reports were submitted: Mr. Adams of Illinois, from the committee on judiciary reported adversely the bill des- ignating the first Monday in October as the day on which congress shall meet. Tabled. Mr. Peel of Arkansas, from the committee on Indian affairs, to divide the great Sioux reservation into smaller reservations. House calendar, On motion of Mr. Dockery of Missouri, the senate amendments were concurred in to the house bill providing for the appointment of eleven division superintendents of the rail- ‘way mail service. The house then went into committee of the whole on the urgent deficiency bill. On mo- tion of Mr. Cannon items for the payment of salaries of clerks in the oftice of the surveyor general wore stricken from the bill. An amendment was adopted appropriating $100,- 000 for compensation to clerks in the postof- fico department and $25,000 for rent, fuel and light. Mr. Kerr, of Iowa, cast the consideration of the bill into a political current, when, in speaking to one of the deficiency items for the department of justice, ho referred to the internalrevenue laws and declared that at one of its state conventions—he did not pre- cisely remember the date—the democratic party of Missouri had passed a resolution uk'i:n for an appeal of the internal revenue systom. Messrs. Burns and Hatch of Missouri, denied this assertion and the debate then drifted into a political dispute regarding the tariff question. ‘When the discussion was brought back to the subject matter of the bill, amendments were ndolned nppropriulinF $90,000 for the support of United States prisoners and 6,000 for the salary of an additional circuit judge in the Second judicial district. An amend- ment, was adopted directing the public prin- ter to enforce rigidly the provisions of the eight. hour law. The committee then rose. Items relative to clerks for surveyors gen- eral were reinstated in the house. Pending final action on the bill the house took a recess till 5 o’clock. The house met at 8 o’'clock for debate upon the Pacifio railroad telegraph bill. Mr. An- derson spoke in support of the bill, Mr, Gunther of Wisconsin said that while he had voted for the pending bill in commit- tee he would greatly have preferred voting for a bill placing whole telegraph busi- ness under government control. Mr. Lind of:Minnesota and Mr. Anderson of Illinois favared the bill. Mr. Hopkins of 1llinois contended that the ‘Western Union company had acquired vested rights which could not be interfered with. 'ho-house then, av 1 o'clock, adjourned. Nebraska and Iowa Pensions. Wasarsaroy, Feb. 16.—[Spocial Telegram to the Bew)—Pensions wero granted for Ne- braskans to-day as follows: Original invalid —William,H. Herr, Falls City. Incregse— Manford Mott; Kearney; Silas T. Learning, Docatur. - Original -widows, etc.—Phocbe, widow of Henry H. Draper, Central City; minor 0f Ezra Gréon, Manley; (ending Jan- uary 19, 1887, 'Increase—Henry H. Neal, Doniphatt; Henry E. Becker, Madison; Joshua Rose, Ansley; Luman Russell, Teka- mal; George Bingham, Schuyler. Pensions. for Towans: Oaiginal invalid— Samuel Grapes, Walker; Frank M. Earlton, Moulten: Charles J. Carter, Creston; James C. Matthews, _Centervilie; Benjamin Franklin ' _Hardésty, Centerville. In- crease — Jamies H. Finley, Ottumwa; John Robinsgn, Agency; Bennett Rinchart, Bedford; John Clark, Centerville; John B. Pierson, Rockwell; Obediah T. Plum, Towa City; Lucien A. Butts, Russell; James Doe, Yale; Johuw-Chéss, Coon Rupids; Nathan Buck, ds; Thomas E. Yost, ar. Ro) | Meidopolis, Original, widows, etc.—Eunice, mother of Brastus H. Nordyke, Richland, (1813); Tona, widow of Malachi Van Dusen, Cedar Rapids; Elizasbeth, mother of George W. Riley, Taylorville. Mexican, widows, ete.—Martha. ., widow of John Morgan, New- al invaltd—Mathew Wchmy, 3 Isaac N, P&?k. Ch;;lwn; James, OFkaloosa; William s, l:;'. A. Cummings, lf:-‘l’{t; JohnO. Parrish, Garden Grove; John M. Falls, Newton; Thomas Fuller, Grinnell; David Steiner, Nowell. Rostoration and_re- It Wil Sallee, deceased (end Se Decorah. Increase—Jay W. Levis Hatton, Bloomfleld; lsaac Marshall, Mount Ayr. Reissue and increase—Holt D. Ogden, Cedar R.vnxldm Original widows, ete. —RElizabeth E., widow of James ng, Des ' Moines; minors of W. G. Sallee, Decorah and Mason City (end Aprit 12, 1884) ; Mary L., widow of Gabriel Arvnnron¥ Ridgeway. dow of An- Mexican widows—Mary C., wi drew G. Porter, Storm Lake, Army Orders. ‘WasniNaTox, Feb. 16.—[Special Telegram to the fer.]—Bocond Lieutenant Herbert S. ‘Whipple, Tenth cavalry, ordered for tempo- rary duty at dfvision' headquarters at Gov- ernor’s Island; Private Philip Charles, Bat- ' tery A, Flirst artillery, retired; Second’ Lieu- ' tensnt Robert G. Proctor, Fifth artillery, granted further msion of leave for two mouths; Ceptatn m ‘Hale, Third infantry, .granted further extension of leave for two mouths; First Licutenant Cassius E. Gillette, engineer eorpl granted orie month o -E»r loave} Captain Charles Shaler, ord- P i S arsenal to the proving ground at Sandy for duty in connection with the tests of the experimental siege guns and carriage; Cap- tain Edmund Rice, Fifth infantry, granted three months loave on surgeon's certificate; Second Lieutenant Edward O. C. Ord, ’l]‘n'mny-uecoml infantry, granted six months eave, The Fisheries Treaty. WasmivatoN, Feb, 16.—The fisheries treaty, which was signed last evening, was the subject of much speculation and discus- sion at the capitol to-day. While declining to give any specific information as to its pro- visions, Secretary Bayard to-night sald to an Associated press reporter that for many years the great contention among American fisher- men had been for a fair and just construction of the treaty of 1818, and that the present treaty had been framed by American nego- tiators, with a view to meet the needs and necessities of our fishermen, and he belioved if the treaty is ratified that the end will have been accomplished. From a trustworthy souree it is learned that eur fishermen are secured all the commercial inrlvllufn for which they have been contending with tho exception of the right to purchase bait in Canadian waterg, which is esveclally with- held. Their right to enter Canadian ports for fuel, water and repairs is conoeded. Cer- tain bays, which are’ specified, are to remain under the exclusive jurisdiction of Canada. There is nothing m' the provisions of the treaty, it is said, which necessitates the re- moval of the duty on Uanadian fish or in any way changes our tariff system. In its im- portant features the treaty, it is stated, is avorable to the United States, and while new and valuable privileges have been ac- quired, this has been done without any costly sacrifice on our part. Secretary Bayard stated to-night that the published reports purporting to give the essential features of the treaty were un- authorized and wholly wrong. National Capital Notes. Wasmivaron, Feb., 16.--The deficiency estimates for appropriations for the post- office department were to-day submitted to the house, including items of $08,000 for printing and binding, and $14,000 for wrap- ping paper. The postmaster gencral says these deficiencies have been occasioned by the extraordinary expenses in the printing of postal account books for third and fourth class offices, and the general increase of pos- tal business, requring large supplies of blanks, yrinting and wrapping paper. Bacon, of New York, to-day introduced in the house a bill to amend the inter-state com- merce law by providing that it shall not apply to the handling of property free, or at reduced rates, for the United States, state or municipal governments, or for charitable purposes, or to and ‘from fairs and expo- sitions. or the issuage of miloage, excursion or commutation passenger tickets, nor is the act to be comstrued as prohibiting reduced rates to ministers of religion, or to provent railronds from giving free carringe to their employes and families, and exchange tickets for thoir employes, The senate committee on finance reported the amended undervaluations bill to-day. The measure incorporates thiree new pro- visions, the effect of which is to allow to im- porters an appeal to a board of three general apprdisers, who shall have final powers to decide all questions of value and classifica- Ma]n gxcept 8o far as law points may be in- volved. it THE GOULD-SAGE LARCENY. Counsel For the Defense Plead tho Statute of Limitations. New Youg, Feb. 16.—The charges against Jay Gould and Russell Sage, made on behalf of the stockholders of the Kansas Pacific railroad company, of appropriating to their own use £3,000,000 of the company's bonds, were laid before the grand jury this morning. Monday next witnesses will be summoned. Among the documents submitted to the grand jury was a pamphlet eontaining printed arguments of counsel for complainants and defendants, heard by District Attorney Fel- lows with closed doors, about the 1st of this month. This pamphlet was given to the press to-night. Edward L. Androws, who pre- sented the case on behalf of the complainants, said the only difference which the case pre- sented from that of ordinary embezzlement was that it was done under the apparent forms of law, one of the courts of this state being made to become an unwilling partici- pant in their acts. Artemus H. Holmes, in behalf of the re- spondents,argued there was no criminality in the p1 ings nor were they carried on in secrecy. John F. Dillon argued also in be- half of the respondents. He went into the proceedings with groat detail, contending that the decree of the supreme court of New York was valid and properly obtained. The only person, if there was any living soul who Eaf ey ‘complaint of their consolidation, would be the Union Pacific shareholders. Judge Dillon argued at great length that tho laws of limitation debarred all crimi- fal proceeding. -Bourke Cockran contended, in an elaborate argument that the prosecution had been barred by lapse of time. Mr. Annrews closed the hearmg with an argument and citations to show that the stat- ute of limitations does not apply under such circumstances. it i WYOMING PETROLEUM. Prospects of the Standard’s New Op- ponent in the West. PrTTsBURG, Pav, Feb. 16.—J. H. Webster, secretary of the Omaha Petroleum company, 'was in this city to-day. He thinks the pros- pect of a large output of oil is good. In tho course of a short talk he said: ‘““There are now three wells on the Wyoming oil belt, all included in the territory between the Wind river and Rattlesnake mountains, in the southern part of the territory. The combined production will be about 500 barrels per day, if they are allowed to flow, but the lack of transportation has necessitated the plugging up oY the holes until some means of get- ting the product tw market may be dovised. Tho wells are only down 300 feet and produced a lubricating fluid of excellent quality, but which possesses but 41 r cent of illuminating oil. This oil has mt‘n used on the Union Pacific raflroad and is very valuable. It is the intention of the company to build a_pipe line to Omaha and from there the product will be shipped east and west. The company has been gotting claims ali over the southern part. of Wyom- ing, and will be in good condition to drill deeper for illuminating oil when the pipe line is completed, Members of the company was approached by a Standard Oil man the other ‘h{‘ ‘Wwho wanted to buy $00,000 of the stock, which is $1,000,000. The company-does not. care to be in the hands of the Standard. The capital is about. to be increased to $2,000,- . ost of the stock is held by Omaha {unh.--; though Chicago and eastern capital- sts contiol quite ra batch of it. There is every reason to believe that the field will be & largo petroleum producing district in the near fature.’ ———— . _ Sheridan Born an American. Somerser, O.,, Feb, 16,—The mother of General Sheridan was visited to-day to learn ‘what she had to say in regard to where Phillip H. was born, Shesaid positively he was born in Someraet, Murch 0, 1581, kst vimachaerk The Union Pacific's Position. New York, Feb. 16.—General Manager Potter, of the Uniou Pacific, is now in this city. He has resumed his oficial duties and his first act was to order Unign Pacific agents to refuse to Interchange frelght with roads which charge less than schedule rates. st T il A Train Wreck in Canada. HamiutoN, Ont., Feb. 16.--The Grand '"Prunk train which left Toronto at 12:30 this “afternoen is reported to have met with a frightful accident four miles from this city. ‘Fhree employes are reported killed and scv- eral passengers injured. o S SU IR American Shipping Interests. , New OkrEaxs, Feb. 15.—The American Shippiug aud Industrial léague convention met this morning. H. B. I". Joncs welcomed tho visitors and advised that p2ople g(-nerul,lly Ing _up con s on the %f"fi::fl’ l!xfi%vmumunn-rd. of uri, was clected permanent chair- THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS, Wheat Bears Attempt Arothes Raid in the Morning Session. CORN THE LEADING CEREAL. The Day's Business in Provisions. of @ Very Interesting Characters Cattle Trading Slow All the Way Through. CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKE®, Citieaco, Feb. 16.—[Special Telegram to the Bue.]—Wheat bears dttempted anofhor raid this morning and the conditions so¢med to favor them. Cables were wealk and, what was of more importance, apparently the short selling clique was ‘‘jumping on” provisions with great success. Fluctuations in wheat during the most active trading did not go: be- yond %c and the resultof the morning's busi- ness was to leave prices very much as they were before. May “opened at 80%{c and soon worked down to 80c—being for some time be- tween 80c and 80@80'gc—then advanced to 803%c and held at 80X@80%¢ for a long time without much trading at that figure, declin- ing to 80@80'{c later and closed there at 1 o'clock. June wheat opened at 803c, sold down to 801¢ and closed there at 1 o'clock. Corn rather led in interest among the grain markets, and surprised the bears by showing strength in the face of woakness in provisions. Receipts were but 161 cars against an estimate of 200 cars, and light ro- ceipts were tho strengthening feature, and the impression gains ground that if the cut freight and storage rates do not bring corn to this market in largely increased quanti- ties it will be interpreted to mean that corn i8 not in the country, in which case consider- ably higher prices’ might be looked for. Largely increased receipts would be taken as a bear argument, of course, and, altogether, the dealin corn posscsses greater possibili- ties for lively action than any other. There was active trading this morning, and amon; the best buyers were foreign houses nn§ next to them shorts, who had made a mis- take in the early trading. May corn opened at 5017c, and early sold down to 50c, with a quick recovery whenever that point was touched. On the up turn 503c was reached, but later a part of the advance was lost an the 1 o'clock close was at b0dge. June corn opened at 50%¢c, sold down to 49 9)ge, up 10 50'c andloged at 1 o'clock at There was fair trading in oats in ‘& specu- lative way and the market had better sup- port than for several days. Fluctuations ’n May, the most active delivery, were rather large for that market, but the close was the same as yesterday. May oats opened c, sold down to 30}@3lc. thon adva to 813¢, but declined later and closed at 81@ 8lic. For June oats 31'§c was bia st tho orcuing and that delivery sold up to 81ic, closing at 31'gc. August oats opencd at 2 sold down to and closed at 27%gc. In provisions the day's movement was more than ordinarily interesting. Trading opened at about last night's closing prices, but before the business transacted was sufficient to show the temper of trade the market was subjected to a sharp vaid, assisted by almost allof the old bear contmgent. Short ribs were first selected for the hammering oper- ations witnessed and as they gave way easil nd. focoded rdiders promptiy b por and lard feel the weight of their influence. In ho feeling was relativel; stronger than her pork or short ribs. uni the decline which it suffered during the ex- citement was subsequently recovered. From qhe opening figures short ribs were forced down and pork 47!{@50c. Both of these cted later and at 1 o’clock the act- e in pork was 30@32go and in short ribs 7ige. Arrr] SessioN — Wheat 8 shade firmer, May closing at about 803¢@3030; February and March closed at 7815e. closed at 504@30%c and June 60¥c bid. Oats steady. Pork for May delivery sold from $14.02¢ down to_$13.90 and closed at §14.00, February and March $13.77%, June §14.05. Lard was steady: Kebruary $7.60, March $7.63}¢, May &.75, Junwr.nm? Shord ribs closed 2igc lower, or at 87,233 for Feb- ;um:j\' and March, $7.40 for May and $7.473¢ or June. ——— CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. £COnrcaco, Feb. 16.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—CattLe—Trade was soméwhat slow from the opening to the close. Prices were about the samec as yesterday. The ordinary run of native stecrs, averaging 1200 0 1400 Ibs, are making $4.15@4.60, an occa- sional lot of nice handy steers going at $4.80 (@>5.00, medium steers of 1100 to 1200 lbs sell- ing at §3. 25, and plain stock, syeraging 1000 1bs upwards, $8.25@3.40. A fow lots of corn-fed Texans made $3.25@8 60, Light stockers, of 500 to 800 lbs rwerlu;o, $2.50@8.25; heavier averages, 3.50@8.75. Milkers and springers are beginning to_come to the market. Good cows, fresh milkers, with calves by their sides, aro selling within 4 range of $24.00@40.00, Hoags—Trade opened rather sniut, with rices about the same as yesterday. Pack- ng stock and common mixed sold a shadé off from the ruling rates of the morning, on ae- count of the sharp down turn on pork and a weak provision market generally. A fow lots of fancy heavy made 85.65@5.75. Best mixed and packing sorts sold at &5.405.50 and com- mon light mixed at $£5.10@5.25. Assorted light of 160 to 170 1bs sdld av $5.15@5.20. e FINANCIAL. New Yorg, Feb. 16.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—Stocks—There was quite a re- vival in the stock market, more business being transacted up to noon than transpired all dny Wednesday. London was stronger and the temper of room traders a little more bullish. Gould is expected back shortly and operators who have been casting around for something new to talk about predict that he will return m the best of spirits ana take hold of his various propertics and give Wall street a whirl that will start everything up- ward with a rush. Reports of rate-cutting were heard, but they have little or no effect on the market. If was repoyted that the Alton had cut rates from New York to the Missouri river to 94 cents, but the road de- nied it. Great things are expected from'the meeting of western roads to-morrow. Purties who have been hammering Grangers were fearfl lest a settlement should be rcuched and rushed to cover, There was apparently little stoclk for sale and prices were marked up K@'§ per cent, the advance being fairly maintained until the close. Union Pacific was , especially strong, advancing 13 per cent. Boston bought freely and bull points wore industriously civcuMted, but'a drop of 14 per cent occurred before the close, New England was up }¢ per cent, but lost the ap- preciation, The rest of the market was stronger during most of the day, but broke towards the close and lost most of the appre- ciation. The total sales were 152,000 shares, GoverxmeNTs—Government bonds wero dull and heavy. YEATERDAY'S QUOTATIONS, KO &N, W... e do‘ Pr L0 1186 1 8 L&T,. Lilke SO Milechigan Central Missouri Pacific Minsouri Pacifl do preferred... " 4 ity Moxgy—On call, easy a per _cen last loan 2 per cent, closed oge% per cent, Prive MERgANTILE PAPRR—@0 per cent, STRULING EXCRANGE ~— Dull \m;& ut #4.54; for 60 day bills, $4.855 for de: PRODUCE MARKETS, mlnsflu.z;.i‘ah. 16.—Following are this 2:30