Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 3, 1888, Page 2

DEATH IN HER DISHONOR, Mrs. Holen Howard Shot and Killed By Her Paramour. FATAL VISIT TO A WINE ROOM. ‘While Sitting on Frank Ryan's Lap His Revolver is Accidentally Dis- charged and the Bullet erces Her Heart. A Fearful Tragedy. “Oh, God! he shot me!” These were the words uttered by Mrs. Helen Howard as she staggered up to the door of the wine room of the Merchants' Ex- change, sank back into a chair, turned deathly pale, and in a few seconds Was dead. Stand- ing near her was Frank B. Ryan, the hand- some young fellow who only a moment be- fore had been fondling the woman, and in whose harids was the smoking weapon which had done the fatal work. Mr. Doty and his bartender, Joo' Blackwell, stood horror- stricken at the door of the wine room, star- ing at the limp form of the woman, unable to understand the meaning of the terrible trag- edy just enacted. Tho only evidence of the shot on lier person was a small powder-burnt Tole in her seal plush cloak, directly over the heart. The first intimation Daly and Black- well .had of the presence of the couple in the wine room was the sudden, sharp report of Ryan's revolver. Doty and Blackwell both rushed toward the sound of the shot, M. Doty to the back door, believing it was on the stPeet, and Blackwell to the wine rooms, when the fearful sight was disclosed Just mentioned. SCENE OF THE SHOOTING. The scene of the tragedy was in Doty & Darst's saloon, on the corner of Dodge and Fourteenth streets, just across the way from Montgomery & Adams’ saloon where Ole Oleson was murdered only two weeks ago. The place is mainly distinguishsd for the ragon sign on the north side-of the building. o saloon has the reputation of being o first class place, and is frequented by a qulet, orderly class of customers, In the west end of the saloon are a series of wine rooms. Access to them is ganed through a door on the north side of the building, and as an_en- trance can be easily gamed with but little danger of being observed, the rooms are liberally patronized by men and women. TILE SHOOTING, Mrs.. Howard is the wife of J. Howard, a saloonkeeper iwho 416 North Sixteenth street, For some time she has been one of the fre- Qquenters of this place, formerly with an_old man, but of late with young Ryan. Last cvening she and Ryan came into one of the ‘wine rooms about 7:30, but had not yet called for drinks. Ryan says that at the time of the shooting she was on his lap and they were fondling each other. She suddenly noticed that his revolver was about to fall from his hip pocket and she called his atten- tion to it. " He took the weapon, which is a 88-calibre, double action Smith & Wesson re- volver, and was about to place it on the table beside them when suddenly the chairon ‘which the two were sitting began to tip and both threw forward their arms to save them- selves from \lpn(‘tung. One of her hands caught the revolver he was holding, and efther the pressure of her hand against his or tho spasmodic action of his own fingers cansed the weapon to explode. When Blackwell appeared at the door of the wine room Ryan handed him his revolver and remarked after her only exclamation : “Yen: Tghot her, but it was only acei- dental.” R. lives TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. Ryan wanted to go after a physician imme- diately. Mr. Doty said he would go with him and the two started for the front door. Before f""‘" out, however, Doty turned the crank of his police alarm. As they stepped out on the street Officer Ward happened to be passing and Doty turned to Ryan and told him he had better surrender himself to the officer. 'This he did willingly. TALKS OF LYNCHING. In a wonderfully short time a large crowd o red sbout the saloon, who, catching only an imperfect account of the affair, the general understanding beln{ that the woman ‘was murdered, began to talk of lynching her slayer. Thealert ears of the police caught this murmur and Ryan was hurried off to the central station. which was only a block and a half away. By this time Captains Cormack and Green and Detective Ho"if‘m had ar- rived on the accne and the crowd was turned out of the place and the saloon was locked up. E THE REMAINS REMOVED, ‘The coroner was called and the body of the woman wfl“ taken to the morgue, where up 10 a late hour crowds of people flocked in to tako a look at the corpse and sce if they knew her. Her cloak was removed, she was strotched out on a board and the limbs placed in proper attitude before they became rigid, Sho was rather a biain looking woman of about thirty and was attired in a neat brown dress utterly devoid of ornament. Her fore- head is rather prominent and her hair smoothly combed over it. The features wero thoso of rather a self-willed but companion- able woman. Aniong those who called to see her was her husband. Atter taking a scrutinizing look that satisfied him that it 'was the of his wife, he turned deathly pale and turned away saying nothing, > RYAN AT THE CENTRAL STATION, + When Ryan was taken to the station he ‘went through the usual form of being ‘‘held up” by the officers. Among other things fotind on his person were a number of letters from his brother Charles in Springfield, 1. all nmlnl‘ol a business character. In all of them his brother, who appears to be a drug- ist, speaks of enclosing drafts to Frank twice amount of $500 aud once to the amount of $1,000. He also writes to Frank telling him keep cl?nr of Sangamon county, for “the reens might causo him time and money it 0 came.” In another letter Charles says: ‘I shall write to the Richardson Drug com- s‘n}’ for a place for you to work, if you are num\'l'u of trying at least to make your own ivin "Aftor being soarchod Ryan was taken into Chief Seavey's ofice, where, in_the presence of the two police captains, two detectives and the coroner, ho was closely questioned. He ‘was then put in cell No. 2, the ‘‘death cell,” and a Ber reporter was allowed a few min- utes to interview him. RYAN'S STORY. .. Ryan is @ handsome - .¥0unl fellow, neat almost to oppishness in his dress. His pompadour “and ' ‘“‘mutton Cho‘i: side whiskers were froshly trimmed, but his black moustache Jately curled had begun to droop and height- ‘ened the despairing Took upon his face, 0] Was vory red- . ‘There was a dash about his manner that suggested the gentleman ‘was a gambler. He was completely unstrung ana dazed, and at first seemed almost unable + tocollect his thoughts, While reciting his story to the reperter he struggled to keep & mastery over his emotions, but once had w ‘walk to the back of his cell to calm himself before continpting the tale. His story is as follows: 4‘My name is Frank B. Rya: irty-two years ol n dhnl. but I have not lived there for a umber of years. My trade is a machinist, I have been in a numberof different cities following it. Iwentto Sau Francisco @ little over six years ago. I was thero four or five years, but did no work. I have money of my own. A year and a half ago in a fit of ‘the Dblues I took a notion [ the regular army. I did so, but finally got u release for physical disability about three months ago. I have an ankle that is weak on account of a sprain, ‘Two months ago I came to Omaba. I have @ a little work in the Union Pacific shops. have known Mrs. Howard about -two months. I rent one of her mother's furnished rooms in whe Estabrook block on North Six- teenth stroet. Mr. and Mrs. Howard room &t the same place. He is away considerably working up advertising schemes. He has no love for mo. Mrs, Howard and Lhave been looking nd I am My home is at Spring- & Darst's wine rooms a number of .~ We never drank at _any other place, an intment with her to-night and ‘iuto the wine room. We had not yet anything. 1 was llmns on her ‘and was hugging her when she discovered that my revolver was about to fali out, 1 took it out to place it on the table when the . chalr to tip and I threw my hands for- % myself from falling. She did and when our hands struck together $he révolver accidentally went off. 1 gave therevolyer to the bartender and started out for & doctor when we meta police- man and I surrendered Tywelf." *_ STATTING 10 WER DOOM. About 7 o'clock last evering Mrs. Ellen Howard, the woman whe died at_the nozzle of Ryan's révolver, left her home at 416 North Sixteenth street, immediately oppo- site Jefferson square. She resided up stairs at the place’ indicated, ‘occupying with her husband, Edward Howard, rooms rented to them by her mother, Mrs. W. ' Scott, whose husband is & gramer in the employ of Her- man Rosenzwoig. She said she tvas going to l;un»hm a string for her guitar, and asked e little stap-sister, Willio Scotf, to accorh- pany her, ‘The “latter is about flfhlfl'n or nincteen years of age. She readily agreed o0 with Mrs. Howyrd because the latter said she was afraid Ryan would follow her. The two \vomen walked uorth on Sixteenth street to ajjowelry store immediately north of Cass, where they made certain inquiries and then turned south on the former thoroughfare, In doing 8o they passed their residence, and Willie Scott, having found it dificult to walk upon the icy sidewalk with- out rubbers, left Mrs, Howard, went up stairs to get lier overshaes, leaving the latter to ‘continué -her walk unattended, Some delay was exporienced in finding the shoes, and in theé meéantime Mrs, Howard had pro- ressed quite a distance dlong the thorough- are, becatse when she was sought among the ‘thfong' which at that time = was gninf both: north and south, ~ she could not be ~ found. On her way, she certainly stopped at some store and purchased aguitar string, if - deed, she did not bring the string in question from her home, to show on her return thither that there was some reason for her absence from' her abode after nightfall. Where she purchased the string, if indeed it were pur- chased at all Tast hight, could not, at the hour the Bre reporter visited the home of the deceased, be ascertained because all the stores except the saloons: were closed and had been dark for some time, Certain it is however, that she had got a musical string some place, becauso when the “dead ~woman was °~ raised from the floor of the hall between the wine rooms in the saloon, the coroncr found a string of the kind mentioned 1ying on the floor where she had fallen. It is not known where she met Ryan, whether by appointment or acci- dent, or whether she was followed by him, * DR, WEBBER'S STORY. Mrs. Howard had been gone about an hour, when her mother, Mrs, Scott, approached the office of Dr. Webber, swho rooms with tho family, and finding that gentleman in told him that her daughter had been out for some time, longer than she was expected to be and feared that ho (Ryan) had followed ber and was afraid " that he had done her some injury. The doctor had no knowl- edge as to where Mrs. Howard had gone, yet his information as regards both Ryan and Mrs, Howard led him to believe that the mother's fears were not entirely without foundation. “The doctor was seen by the Bes reporter and told the latter that only yester- day Ryan, ®ho had been rooming in_the house, had been notified to leave by Mrs. Scott; that his month would expire on the 6th 1nstant, and at that time he would have to obtain other quarters. The doctor stated that the family had told him Ryan was displeased with the notice and that he had been overheard to threaten Mrs. Howard with sundry methods of pun- ishment and revenge. He stated further that he had been informed by the members of the family that Ryau stood in the door of his room as Mrs. Howard passed, shook his fist at her and claimed he would get even with her. This threat it is supposed was made in anger because of Ryan's peremptory notice to quit the place. ~ The doctor also states that the mother of the deccased, as also her half-sister Willie, had heard Ryan threaten to kill ‘the deceased, so that the latter claimed she was afraid to go out ou the street. HER MOTIIER IFARS THE NEWS, The mother had scarcely left Dr. Webber's room and retired to a room in the front of the house which looks out upon Sixteenth street, when a . reporter entered the doctor's apartment ‘and told him of Mrs. Howard’s killmg. The' announcement was overheard by Mrs. Scott in the next room, and the poor woman, her seeming promoni- tion having been realized, burst into a frenzy of grief which was thought would result dementia. When the reporter left the dis- tracted mother had not regained control of her faculties or feelings. Ryan had a room-inate named Booth, a young man who twas in the room at the time of the announcement. He oxcitedly donned a drab spring overccat and rushed to the coroner’s, nlmmln%md locking the door of room after him, The door had been supplied with a Yale lock by Ryan, and the apart- ment will remain unopened until "thi morning, when it will be examined by the po- lice authorities, in the hope of the friends ‘of the woman that something to.show premedi- tation may be discovered. “ " RYAN'S OMANA HISTORY. According to the report of Dr. Webber, the mother of the Woman being beyond reach. Frank Ryan, the killer, went to room at Scott’'s about two months ago. He was dressed in soldier’s clothes and said that he had served under the name of Cook for one year and seven months in _a company sta- tioned at Fort Robinson. He showed & physician’s certificate to the effect that he had been discharged for iil\ysit'ul disability, the defect being an ankle injured while playing base ball. He was compelled to pay his room rent in ad- vanco, and from the first scomed to have a fair amount of money. Shortly after his arrival he said that his fatnor had died in S})ringfluld, 11L., and that $4,600 of the estate of the deceased was coming to him. He stated further that in Springfield he had still residing two brothers, one of whom was a druggist and the other a physician. A few weeks ago, clabning to a machinist, he worked for a couple of days in the Union Pa- cific shops and then took @& rost. Since then ~he ‘has done little or no itimate work. He formed a dopartnership, however, with the young man above named, Booth, in_the paper clean- ing business, using a dough-like composition. Cards were printed advertising the firm as Ryan & Booth, but a small tin sign at 416 North Sixteenth street shows the name of the latter gentleman to _be the only member of the firm. Booth immediately went to room with Ryan, and.though tho former dressed well, Ryan scemed to be the monied man and id the room rent, presumably in return for rl?e pointgr given as rvegards the secret of cleaning “walls with the’ dough pro- cess. Ryan not ~ heen seen around the house for several hours before tha shooting and nobody, it is pre- sumed, knows where he encountered his victim, HE NUSBAND, Ed Howard, the husband of the deceased, is a man about thirty-five yours of age. e is older than he appears, He has devoted the greater part of his manhood to tendin bar and has worked, ‘mrxns her places al Tom Cullav's' on North Sixteenth street. Four weeks ago he undertaok .to solicit ad- vertisements for a hotel-register blotter, succeeded protty well and’ with his earnings went to Kansas Cnf toget other employ- ment, but falling in this retwrned a few days ago. e 18 a native of Burlington, and was married to his déceased wife, whose maiden name was Helen Rangall, in Des Moines, about threc years lyan's presence and attentions to his wife.aroused the jealou f Mr. Howard, apd. inspired him with r and malignant foelings of hateed for tho un- bidden gucst, This feeling led to some harsh ‘words between him and his“‘wife. R;)‘un‘l conduct too, aroused the indignation of Dr. WeobBer, especially the threats which the dod®or understood he had made against Mrs. Howard and this brought about @ passage-at- arms between both in which the honors wero about equaly divided. ~Ryan, the doctor claimed had - several revolvers m his pos- session and louklpl('nsure in making a diukhy of them. Oneof these was the one whicl sent his vietii at the age of twenty-four years to her grave. This being the first death in a family of six—and so painful and ignominous a death that the mother is wild with despair. i Rates to Chicago Reduced. Cuicago, March 2.—The rates on packing house products from Owmaha -and Council Bluffs to Chicage were to-day reduced to 10 cents in line with similar reductions from Kansas City. -y e Children Gry for Pitcher's Castoria. When Baby was sick, wo gave her Castoria. ‘When she was & Child, shie cried for Cestoria, Whea sho bacame Miss, she oluag to Oastorie, ARTHUR'S OMINOUS ~ORDER. [Continved From First Page.] stairs in the depot building, nas been lacked up, and people having businesa- there have boen forced to go into an - adjoining room, ¢here thoy are under the surveillance of o special policeman. It can readily beseen that this was anything but pleasant.to correspond- ents and the public. Aun event worthy of mention in connection with tho strike was a reception Inst evening by the wives and daughters and lady friends of the strikers, There were abouta hundred and fifty present, the number being swellod by a few guests outside of, $he strikers” fam- ilies, ~ Addresscs, music, refreshments, danc- ing and other pastumes were heartily en- joyed until long after midnight. and although the sound of the engine whistle was now aid then easily heard, as a scab rustled around in the yards there was no shadow of care upon the faces of any present. "Trains have heen geuerally late here to-day, one of them bejng about nine hours Lehir timio. © One freight train of fourteen cars wis oyer four hours getting from Pacific Jupe- 1ion to this city, the engine having n out and four of the new engingers were used up in getting her over. When ' stiv finally got here she had twenty pounds of ‘steam’ and was frozen up. She tvas taken to the shops and thawed out. Othier amusifg’ thingé are related concerning the new engineers, Some eight or ten more new men arrived to-night. Not Like n Threshinig Machine. ‘Wrysore, Neb., March 2. —[Spectal ‘to the Bee.]—The strikers here are quiet and ¢on- fident of success. Numbers of those who came here from the cast to take their'places are joining their ranks, An amusing incident occurred. here this morning. A granger came in segrching for ajob, claiming to have beén a flrst class engineer in 1868, and was promised: a steady job at good pay by a brakemen, who con- ducted him to an engine in the yard"and asked him to set an eccentric. After looking it all over carefully he asked : ‘‘Where are those screws. I don't have any trouble to find them on a threshing machine, but I can’t find them here." p Then as the laugh went round the granger walked off, fully determined to pursue his usual avocation and wishing the strikers success, as he thought their cause was just. Travel is mostly over the Union Pacific and a commercial tourist, who drove in from the east, said merchants were being caught short on many articles which they %re having shipped over the Union Pacific and Rock Island. They claim their trade is being diverted to the towns on these lines, and some of it they can never expect to regain. At McCook. McCoox, Neb., March 2.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bek.| —Everything is quiet here and the wheels are beginming to run, although not regular, the trains being from two to six hours late. No. 1, from the east, arrived this evening and will remain here until morning. One freight train was started west to-day. The Pinkerton men still have possession of the yard, The com- pany claims the worst part of the strike is over. Another week will sce eyverything running as smooth as before the strike. None of the strikers are weakening and claim that the prospects are getting better all the time. At Red Cloud. Rep Croun, Neb., March 2.—[Special Tel- egram to the Bee.]—The strike here is prac- tically unchangea, with the exception that three trains came in last night after a hard struggle. The first mail that came to the city came on these trains. The engincers are firm. There have heen no viotous demon- strations here. No. 39, the cannon ball, came in this afternoon, five hours late. Admit Their Incompetency. CresToy, Ta., March 2, —[Special Telegram tothe BEe.|—The Iowa railway commission has been investigating the charges made against the Burlington road for placing in- competent engineers on passenger trains. Nine acting engineers were on tlre witness stand to-day and most of them testified they weére inexperienced as engineers, and some were just taking thelr first trip. The inves- tigation will continue to-morrow. One hun- dred and sixty enginemen went west to-day en route to the B. & M., to take. engines, Some of them stopped here totake runs; All is quiet and orderly. At Kansas City. KANsAs CitY, Mo., March 2.—[Special Tel- egram to the Bee.]—There seems to be but little change in the strike situation. The Burlington passenger trams left on time this morning, and one freight train, the first that has gone out of Kansas City since the strilke began, went out over the Kansas City & St. Joseph at 7:10 o'clock this morning. The Kansas City & St. Louis express No. 4, due at 6 o'clock, did not arrive until 10:45 o'clock. It was delayed by a wreck at the Wabash crossings at Council Bluffs, The Des Moines and St. Paul express was abandoned also, The Kansas City express due at 10:50 o'clock came in twenty-five minutes late. One freight train also came over the Kansas City & St. Joseph this morning. En- gine No. 75, in charge of Engineer Granger, was ‘“burned out” near Harlem this morning and the Rock Island passenger train was de- layed for some time. All the trains this af- ternoon and evening have gone out very nearly on time and with a noticeable increase in the number of passengers carried. A lit- tle freight business was also transacted. General Passenger Agent Dawes, who now has control at this point, expressed himself as ,very much pleased with the outlook to-day. He further stated that the passenger trains were runuiug more regularly than at any time since the strike, and that freight trains were moving all over the system to-day. Dispatches were received from General Manager M stating that. everything was moving well and that the roud was gotting all the men it wanted and thatthe sale of local and through tickets an all parts of the system began ‘this morning, ‘The strikers, on the other hand, claim that the outlook is brighter for - them ’ than ever before. The following dispatch was re- ceived by Chairman Murray, of the local committee: OnicAao, 1L, March 2.—To J. B. Murray: The situation brighter. Stand firm. P. M. ArTHcr, Mr. Stevens and Mr. Ringe: have received orders to remain at Kansas City, and they, with Chairman Murray, havé>charge of the affairs of the strikers. - Almost hourly dis- patches are received from: @hicago, and the committee holds meetings nearky: as:often 3t it rooms on Union avenue. Mr.: Stevons sfated that the dispatchos from Chltgf‘;&u&b cated a more encouraging condition of uftairs there. Tne stories of the compauy that thqy are getting all the good eugineers they .want are not true. The brotherhood knows just. \vlu.lv‘l they “(i) i xgcmng -_ menh‘ v'/ll'lo coul not obtain @ embepship {i our organization. - Most of |6 eading men, so my information from - Chicago tells me, are returning home. The brogherhood, when 1t went im? the fight, knew. just what men would take the strikers placesy. and it knew it would win. The fight has only just begun, and we are not atnthe end nf our atrfiu by a long shot. I cannot tell you what the next move will be, but the call- ing out of the entire argauization would ouly be resorted to a8 a last resort. The brotherhood is now at work investigating the reports that the Chicago & Alton and ‘other roads are handling Burlington freight, and a report will be made to-day if @by are favors ing the Burlington in any way. If it is found that this is tho case, the engineers of their roads will léave their cabs, “All we demand of other roads,” said Mr. Stevens, “is that they keep their hands off."” At St. Joseph: Sr. Joseen, Mo., March 2.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—There are no new fea- tures in thie strike at this point. Both pas- senger and freight trains gre being run, and for the first time this week the Chicago, Builington & Quincy lines have made eir trains. Alto- gether. it Enkl + though the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy company must win if no new complications arise. Thirty eugi- neers are at work to-day. Last month at this point the company had on its pay roll fifty-two engineers; ten more than is neces: present. at will be necessary to move all the trains, th passenger and’ freight, out of this city, and i is thought thdsewill be to-morrow morning# /¢ e Athenver. Dexver, March 2.+ The situation on the Burlington to-day at this point is unchanged. The company is mikfhg no attempt to get eastern business, aggl.will not guarantee any- thing. General Agent,Crosby said this even- ing that while the road was doing some busi- ness on castern lines, Re could give no idea h sary to move all its trains and switch e é’n . Twelve additional englnecrs is all employed on as 10 when they™#huld begin recelving freight ot through Wh&¥enger business in this city. They sent out hfi$ ono passenger train to-day, and that a lot: ’1' mail. Brotherhoo® and Knights. PumapeLenia, March 2.—~General Super- intendent Sweigard, of the Reading company, said this afternoon that reports from the west telling about Mundreds of discharged Reading railroad enginoers taking the places of strikers on the Burlington road ivero greatly exaggerated, Referring to the records, Sweigard found that the entire number of locomotive engineers who left the service 0f the Philadelphia & Reading durin, the recent labor disturbance was 109, Roac Foteman Cobson and Master Mechanic Ver- non both declared that not more than twenty brotherhood engineers were employed by the Reading company durfhg the strike. Granted the Wages Asked. Kansas Crty, Mo, March 2.—The Kansas City, F't. Scott & Gulf railroad company at a secret conference with the grievance com- mittee of its engineers to-day granted the concessions in wages asked for by the men. —~~— Meeting of the National League. NEW York, March 2.—The spring ‘mecting of the national league base ball delegates is in session here, It was decided this after- noon that 50 cents should be the uniform price of admission during the coming season. A consultation with a committee of the play- ers' brotherhood regarding the salary ques- tion resulted in an agreement to the effect that no salary in excess of 2,000 was to be paid, but that *‘personal contracts” could be made outside. The report of the schedule committee rec- ommends an amendment to the constitution providing for 140 instead of 126 games as at The managers consumed all of the evening in disputing over the schedute. Phil- adelphia has the best dates, and New York and Chicago refuse to accept it. predat-r¥idds Almost Completed. TriN1pAD, Colo.. March 2.—[Special Tele- gram to the Brr.]—General Dodge and Gen- eral Manager C: F. Meek, of the Denver, Texas & Fort Worth road, came in to-day from a trip to the front. Thereis now but twenty-eight miles between the two gungs of track laycrs, and it is positively asserted that connection will be made by the 15th inst. The excursion from Texas will reach Denver on the 23th, and every indication points to a large number of visitors from New Orleans and Texas. i) sterl < PR A Permanent lnjunction Granted. New Yonk, March 2.—Judge Patterson to-day granted Dr. McGlynn a permanent njunction restraining Henry George and his followers from incorporating an anti-poverty society. FOR TR0 O T Resfgned. NEw YORK, March@—General John New- ton has resigned his position ascommissioner of public works of tifis’ city in order to uc- cept the appointment, a5 chief of the coast survey. SEVERAL POLIC N HURT. The Patrol Wagom Dumped While Going fli) a Fire. The police patrol wagon responds to fire calls from box No. 63, lgcated at the house of fire engine No. 3 on Harney street, and when an alarm was turned it'from that source at 16:30 last night the w#gon, with Alexander Osborne on the seat, righed from the central station. Inthe patrdl wagon were seated Captain Cormick, Officer Shoop and Jailer Tom Ormsby, with a BEE reporter. The ice- coated pavements were like glass, the horses were obstinate to the drivers commands, and rushed on with heedless uncertainty. They had gone but a short distance when the wagon was overturned, and the occupants were thrown to the ground. Osborne, the driver, was unscated with the rest, and the excited horses continued on and were finally cap- ":mdt with the dilapidated wagon on Harney street. In the meantime the “spilled” were being cared for by officers from the central station, ‘who had been apprised of the accident. The Bek man was the only one that escaped un- scarred. Captain Cormack was somewhat brwsed, Tom Ormsby had his left arm, shoulder and hip strained, and Driver Os- borne was scarred on _the face and around the head. Ofticer Shoop ~ was knocked senseless, and was picked up by tender hands and carried Tito the station. Trhe surgaon, Dr. Ralph, was summoned, but by the time he arrived Mr. Shoop had regained consciousness, and though somewhat maimed was enabed to sct up. He received a sovere shock, and by direction of Dr. Ralph was sent to his home. His injuries, though quite secvere, are not considered serious, The fire alarm to which the patrol was re- sponding, was a falseone. KEnglemann & Bros., grocers at the coruer of Fifteenth and Howard streets, shut off the draught in the furnace, thereby filling ‘the building with smoke and the occupants thought a fire_was raging, Therefore a cry was set up, and an excited individual caused the alarm to be sent out. —— AMUSEMENTS. A Grand Performance By the Effie Ellsler Company—The Opera. Effle Ellsler is an artist—nay move, she is a great artist. Her every role is invested with such sweet womanliness as to make her the idol of the stage. Miss Ellsler's versatal ity is remarkable. For years she has been identified with the pathos of the stage. For years she has caused unbidden tears to flow from eyes that never yielded to sympathetic emotions before. She, of all the women who grace tho stage, has by her apparent purity of purpose and the'elevating characters that she has created makes her most dear to the theater-goers of America. Last night at Boyd's she assumed a new role as “Beypt, or a daughter of the Nile." Those who Hhaye séen Miss Ellsler as Hazel Kirke and in otheér lkindred plays never imagined that the little lady had so great a mucn{niun of refined humor as she displayed Tast night. e ; Her Egypt was sup! As the heroine of this remarkable comedy Jrata she succeeds in securing the smiles tears of her audi- ence. Her guditors 'Iveré in constant sym- pathy with her and d¥ery trifling action of the artist was followed, witH absolute atten- tion. I Of the comedy itse}& ch might be said. 1t is a combination of Syhlignt and darkness, of happiness and s and’ of fair and dark days. Miss r was called four times before the cur by the enthusiastic cellent. Mr. Weston ,.is an actor of re- was the recipient of much merited appiaut Mr. Orring John: good dresser, a hai cellent actor. " Mr. Archie Boyd, as Colonel Blueberry Bellows, is a comm of more than ordi- nary ability. ! Miss Lizette Le Baron, as Katfina Allyn, and Miss Florence Field, as Toto Turfiani, are deserving of especial mention. SERMINE." Last night at the Grand opera house the Carleton opera company produced *Ermine'! before a very appreciative audience. This opera is without doubt the most popular of Mr. Carleton's repertoire, and last night the details were marked with the most careful attention. The cast in every particular was excellent, and- altogether the performance was one of the most artistic suceesses which has been seen in Omaha this season, iy Adjourned For Two Weeks. ‘WinNipEa, March 2:—On motion of Premier Greenway the Manitoba ' legislature. ad- journed last night for two weeks, to allow the government to enter into negotiations with the doniinion government for a sett! ment of all grievances exiating between the two governments. . rexel Grewges, is a some fellow and an ex- LIKE THE SCOTCH VERDICT. The Grand Jury's Actlon in the Gould-Sagoe Case. EX-JUDGE ARNOUX'S OPINION —_— He Was Greatly Burpriscd at the Fafture to Indict and Thinks the District Attorney Exceeded His Authority. ' A Travesty on Justice. [Copyright 188 by James Gordon Bennett. | Pants; March. EAV'tNuw York Herald Cable —Speclal to the 1Bes.]—The failure of the grand jury to indict, Gould and Sage in con- nection with theifamous Denver Pacific deal was' the topie of cortversation in financial and legal circlgs in Paris yesterday, What was | ottt by those fiftérosted fn the matter was an _ intelligany logal as woll as financial opinion of | the . matter, which to those who ‘were familfer with both views of the subject scemiod “iffifigssiblo to find, ' Ex-Judge Witllam H. Arhoux was found by a Herald representative. yesterday in his handsome apartments in Chatham, and apparently in such thorough enjoyment of his holiday that it séemed’d shame to talk shop at him, but ho was vary good natured about it and said pleasantly: y “Oh, never mind. I amona holiday trip to be sure, but the'Herald has been telling me a great deal of news this morning so if I can tell you anything it wants to know I shall be happy to reaiprocate.’ “‘Well, for instance, Judge, what do you think of the failure of the February grand jury in New York to indict Gould and Sage?” I was greatly surprised that no indictment ‘was found. I certainly expected it.” ““What do you think of their decision that the statute of limitations shields Gould and Sage from indictment?” “‘No such plea should be entertained by the district attorney or by the grand jury. What, is an accused not to be brought to bar for trial because the statute of limitations pre- vents conviction? If that is the defense, does it not show the world that there is no other defense to make? If—mind you, I say if—the statute of limitations is the successful defense, does it not intimate that the accused dare not risk an honest judgment on the facts? Every time I found the trial of a case barred by the statute of limitations I would indict the man if the facts soemed to warrant it and compel him to publicly evade trial. No innocent man needs protection by sucha statute. There is an opinion here that the statute does notapply in this case and I think it 18 a matter of serious doubt that should be inquiréd into most carefully. The most learned counsel, the most eminent judges, may ‘be mistakon in a matter of this kind and in a case in which are involved such large financial interests and the names of such prominent men, the opinion of the highest tribunal rather than that of the district attorney or the grand jury or a single judge, no matter how learned, should be had. “Moreover, the time within which the party guilty of the crime may be punished under the criminal law is subject to enlarge- ment similar to the limitations in civil ac- tions nor is it just to the accused to dismiss the charges against him on such ground. It is like the Scotch verdict, ‘not proven,’ which leaves the taint of guilt upon the party. An innocent man does not need the protection of the statute of limitations, A guilty man who endeavors to escape punishment on that plea ought to be put in the pillory of public con- demnation by the fact, judicially established, that he had nothiug morally to rely upon.” “What éffect do you think this failure to indict will have on American securities?” “Undoubtedly this must injure American securities at home and abroad, for a govern- ment that refuses to try a conspicuous citizen of wealth and influence on such grounds con- fesses itself before the world either indiffer- ent to the commission or indolent in the punishment of grave crimes, and in such case foreigners must hesitate about intrust- ing their funds to men who may defraud them with impunity. The Herald's own columns bear wiltness that the effect has been prejudical to our securities at home.” “Does ‘this refusal of the grand jury to indict Gould and Sage settle the matter definitely ¢ “Not at all. The district attorney has it in his power to present this matter toa new grand jury. The fact that the present jury refused to find a true bill does not prevent its successors from doing so, although it is unusual, Sometimes grand juries have had among their members those who have pur- poscly balked any attempt to inquire into grave political or financial doings brought to the jury's attention, and this has become so notorious or so teared that special grand ju- ries for hearing special cases have been called and guilty ones indicted and brought to trial. Fortunately for the public there are more ways than one for giving wrongdoers their deserts.” “Is there not some ground for the growing convictiou in the public mind that individual stockholders have no chance against a long- pocketed capitalist. Not even in the courts can he get justice any more. Is not this case of Gould an ' example! You remember the notorious cut-throat in New York who uséd to say ‘Hanging is played out.’ Is indicting rich men played out? And do you remember that that same cutthroat eventually swung from the gallows 1n New York. Let us hope that things are not going utterly to the bad. Still, I must say. the moral effect of the failure to have Gould and Sage indicted on the legal ground ascribed is to be regretted. I think there © has been a growing confidence in the better adminis- tration of fhe-criminal law and the greater certainty of convictions, which this action will tend to disturb.” “And can Gould and Sage be reached in any other:way than by indictment?” “A eriminal action affects only the punish- ment and does not prevent a civil action for dainhges for alleged injuries.” “Many.thapks. . Now, to talk shop no longeriandy I gsk are you on a long holiday triphl 7 ed i “Yes, and no. ] and my family are on our way south. sWg &hall saunter along’ the Ri- viera gnd go.on.to Rome, then come back to Paris in the spring time and go to England and on to home; wijen my business compels my return.” ‘Perlaps in the early summer.” VIENS OF, THE BANKERS, The growing distrust of and disinclination of French investors to have anything to do with American undertakings has been inten- sified by the sensational, and, to the French mind, unintelligible news that the New York grand jury had not been able to indict Gould or Sage. On the bourse aud among the fast dwindling holders of American securities who are to be met with here, disgust and bewilderment were the prevailing senti- ments. In the hotels and at other public resorts of Anglo-Americans the interview with Judge Arnoux in yesterday's Herald and the Gould case ‘were much discussed, and a good deal of strong language in- dulged in, when it became known that the use of the statute, which was framed for an entirely different purpose, had enabled the little wizard aud his pard to evade the ordeal of a criminal prosecution. Several Herald reporters spent the afternoon in ascertgining the views of leading bankers and speculators 'and found sound conserva- tiye business men uniformly ¢ondemning the tailure to indict, and strongly of the opipion that this apparent unwillingness of an ‘American grand jury to protect botidhold- ers from the attack of wealthy speculators would seriously and disastrously affect confilence throughout Kurope in tho value of American securitios generally. One of the first bankers on whom the Herald representative called was William Seligman, head of the important firm of Seligman Brothers. Seligman flls received him in his father's absenoo, and very frankly expressed his views on thé scandal: ‘““You will find far fewer holders of Ameri- can stocks here mow than formerly," said Seligman, “for the people here find that eyvery time they have touched them thoy have burnt their fingers. For the last year or 80, it might, indoed, be said that there has been hardly any speculation in American sccurities at all here. American railways now scarcely exist, so far as Paris is concerned. Cou- fidence in all American railways is shaken. This failure of the grand jury to indict Gould will hardly lessen that distrust. “The fuvok- ing of the statute of limitation," ‘added Mr. Seligman, ‘“‘certainly looks like the admission that things wero wrong. At present, I re- peat, the speoulation in American stocks in Paris has become almost nil, but, unhappily, speculators have short memories.” Harjes, of the well known fitm of the Drexel-Harjes company, is ill. His repre- sentative assured the reporter that specula- tion in all Americati stocks was growing less and less here. “The French people can't undorstand these American affairs,” said he “and they have made up their minds to stick to their own securities.” A prominent French banker, representing several great London houses, confirmed this statement, and declared that whercas a fow years ago he did a vast business in American stocks, he now hardly touched them. Levi P. Morton was found at the Hotel de Londress in the Rue Castiglione, but said the case was one on which he would rather not express an opinion, One of the Paris members of one of the largest financial firms in the world said: “‘Business among the Frenchin American stocks has almost entirely died out, and why? Well, just because the French once bitten are twice shy. They did one time, not long ago, show an inclination to deal in American stocks, but they burnt their fingers very badly, and where they have no confidence they refuse to invest. I do not wish to give an opinion on the Gould indictment, but the above is about what all Frenchmen will tell you about the manipu- lated American stocks.” Coronation Anniversary. Rome, March 2.—To-day was observed as the anniversary of the coronotion of the pope. His holiness received the congratula- tions of the Sacred college. Cardinal Sac- coni, the dean of the college delivered the address. The pope replicd in an animated speech. He lamented more than ever his po- sition, which he stated was unbearable. He declared if the Italian government did not prohibit the jubilee fetes it was in its own in- terests it acted and not from any fecling of respect for the holy see. The Catholic world must be aware of the situation. No arrange- ment with the government was possible un- til the independence of the papacy was re- L e Attempted Murder. SAx Fraxcisco, March 2.—An attempt was made this afternoop to murder James McM. Shafter, ex-judge superior court and a prom- inent mian in the state. His assailant was Carl L. Lange, brother-in-law of Judge Shafter's son. A divorce suit has been pend- ing for some time between the younger Shafter and his wife, and Lange, who is a sailor by occupation, is said to have threat- ened the lives of several members of the Shafter family on numerous occasions. Judge Shafter had just left the court-room in Cherry Hill this afternoon when Lange met him at the door and fired two shots at him, neither taking effect. Shafter immedi- ately tried to take tho pistol away from Lange and in the struggle the men fell on the qfi)or and the weapon was discharged twice, the shots again failing to take effect. Lange was then disarmed by the bystanders and placed under arrest. e Pleased With tho Tariff Bill. OTTAWA, Ont., March 2.—The provisions of the new tariff bill prescntea tojthe American congress yesterday, by which it 18 proposed to place lumber on the free list, wero gladly welcomed by those members of parliament who are engaged in the lumber industry. Speaking to an Associated_pross representa: tive to-day, Mr. Bryson, whose firm holds large timber limits, said the abolition of duty would enhance their value fully 5 per_cent, Last year the timber exported to_the United Statos was valued at $8.000,000. The pro- posed change would greatly benefit Canadian Iumbermen, and in addition to_other things enable them to handlo low grades of lumber, which they heretofore have been unable to reach. Others expressed the same views, gl g v A Runaway Nebraska Girl. Onicaco, March 2,—(Special Telegram to the Bee.|—A little girl of thirteen years oc- cupied a cell at the armory last night. She said her name was Madge Day and that she hailed from Tekamah, Neb. It is her first ex- perience from home, and she ran away for spite. She left home Wednesday morning and arrived in Chicago yesterday over the Rock Island rond. She says she borrowed #15 from her father, who is a nurseryman. When she arrived in the city the conductor turned her over to an officer who took her to the station, Madge says she has got over her hug and will go ‘;\n:k 1o her father's house to-day. ———— To Control the Sorghum Orop. BosroN, Myrch 2.—The Commercial Bul- letin will announce to-morrow the formation of a stock company in this city, which ex- pocts to control the entire sorghum crop of the country through the use of a new patent process. e A Kansas Cyclone. NewroN, Kan.; March 2.—A cyclone last night unroofed- the Newton ° carriage manufactory and destroyed seven dwellings. William J. Lacy was klilled outright. Mrs. Smith had her shoulder broken, and Miss Hobbell was fatally crushed. — ———— Democratic.State Convention, Des Morxes, Ia.,. March 2.—The call for the democratie state convention to.be held at Dubugue May 2, was issued to-day. The convention will be composed of 530 delegates. il it el b S s o ) The importance of purifying the blood can. pot be overestimated, for without pure blood you cannot enjoy good health. At this season nearly every one needs a good medicine to purify, vitalize, und enrich the blood, and Hood's Sarsaparilla is worthy - your confidence. It fs peculiar In that It . strengthens and builds up the system, creates an appetite, aud tones the digestion, whils 1t eradicates disease. Give 1t & trial. . Hoad's Sassaparilla is sold by all druggists. Frepared by C. §. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS. A Day of Extraordinary Activity in the Corn Pit. CAUSED BY A RUMORED CORNER. Fears of a Frecze Brace Up Prices in Wheat—Oats Advance in Syme pathy—Provisions Compari« tively Featureless. CHICAGO PRODUCE MA“KF; T. Onicaco, March 2.—[Special Telogram to the Bre.]—Interest centered in torn to-day and that market satv quick and wide fluctua- tions with some excitement and a large vol- uwme of business. The revivalof business, however, extended to the wheat pit; and compared with recent experionces, that mar- ket was active. The strength in corn helped wheat, but there was bullish news afloat suf- ficient to account for the moderate advance there. Receipts were light, cables were bet- ter and colder weather was predicted. Wheat traders are sensitive to changes in tempora- ture just now, as a hard frecze following recent rains would be sure to bring a flood of crop - damage reports and they hive their effect upon prices although some of the bears may persistently refuse to believe in them, Thero was some good buying by commission houses agd -some covering by local shorts, but at the highest point the advance only amounted to about }o over yosterday's closing price, May wheat opened at 80%c, which was ¥@c higher than yesterday's close, and gradually advanced until S1c was reached, At that price there seemed to be an unlimited quan- Yty for saleand not much wanted. At a little below that figure the market hold stub- bornly for some time, then gradually sagged to 80%¢c, opening price, and closed there at 1 o'clock with more sellers thau buyers. June wheat opened at Sle, sold up to 81 igo, down to 803¢c and closed there at 1 o'clock. ‘There have been rumors afloat in the corn pit for a day or two that have been very dis- quieting to a considerable short intercst in that grain. ~ One of them is about a corner in May corn, Inquirics aro coming in from the country as to tho existence of such & corner. There does not appear to be anything here to indicate such a thing, but these anxious inquirles and the fact that the stock of corn of contract grade is unusually small, and that no more is'com- ing, were enough to mako the shorts uncasy, 1t was also rumored that trustworthy agents had been scnt out through the corn belt to see how much corn there actually was to come forward, and that the very good buying of the past fow days was based on the re- ports sent in by theso agents. All these are ut rumors and lack confirmation, but that perequisite to an upturn, a large short inter- est, was present, and when it began to cover, the price advanced. Mnf corn_opened: at 5314c, which was 1@!{c higher than yester- day’s olose, and after sclling down to 630 during the carly trading, advanced sharply to 53¢, fell to 523¢c, advanced to 53¢ again, grad- ually declined to 52i¢c, which was tho’ price at the 1 o'clock ‘adjournment. June corn opened at 5137c, sold up to 531gc and closed at 52c at 1 o'clock, There was active speculative trading onts, and prices advanced in symputhy with other grains. May oats opened at 3150, sold up to 817¢c, and closed at 1 o'clock at 31%@ Bligc. June oats opened at 313¢c, sold up to o and closed at 31ic. July oats sol\Yut {0 In provisions there was_no particular stir in a speculative way. For cash delivery, however, the demand exhibited a decided in* crease and the sales reported, though com- paratively fair, failed to show the amount of property taken. Exporters, it was claimed, bought alone between 1,500 and 2,000 of dry salted shoulders, as well as a large quantity of sweet pickled hams. The cash trade was certainly larger thaun on any day for qver a month, and packers scemed to e ‘well pleascd with the situation. Spoculation was of the same featurcless character lately wit- nessed. Lard was offered with considerable freedom, and in the absenco of anything more than a moderate demand prices de- clined 2!g¢ from last night's closings, Pork closed unchanged to Sigc higher and short ril:e um:hrmgcdb to 2i5c c‘:'xcr. 1 FTERNOON SessioN—Wheat firm, closing 805¢c bid for May. Corn_firm, May m.g at 52e bid, June 52%. Oats stufl;r. Pork declined be, closing at $18.90 for March, $14.06 May, and $14.12}¢ June. Lard was 2igo easler. March' closed at $7.05, May $7.75, and Junc §7.80, Short ribs wova 1gc lowor closing af 5 for March, $7.30 for May, an $7.8714 for June, i e CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. Cnicaco, March 2.—[Special Telogram to the Bee.|—Carrre—There was another surprise in the market this morning, and that was a substantial upturn on anything that was at all useful. Everything was sold out last night, and some of the Pittshurgh buyers failed to get what they wanted; ' hence they were an addition to the buying side to-day. Salesmen who landie large lots nearly every day in the week, quoted good and useful stock strong at 15¢c. higher ' than yesterday, making an advance of about 25 since the downturn Wednesday. Butchers stock shared in the upturn, but not to the same extent as shipping and dressed beef stook. A couple of cars of thin Texans' sold at §2.05. The stocker and feeder trade re- 1Muins quiet with little or no charge in prices as compared with a day or two past. Ship- ping steers, 1350 to 1500 1bs, #4.50@5.50; 1200 to 1350 1bs, #3.00@4.605 950 to 1200 lbs, $3.10@4.00. Stockers and fecders, $2.20 8.00. Cows, bulls and mixed, &1.9063.15; :n(x‘:’k, #2.40@2.65; Toxas fed stecrs, §.00@ Hoos—Trade was slow and_unsatisfaotory from the opening to the close, and at the wind-up .45 was about the top for tho. best heavy, and §5.30@5.85 for mixed with com- mon mixed €.15@5.20. Assorted light aver- ages of 160 0 170 1bs, s0ld early at $3.25@5.50 but later sold about a nickel lower. FINANCIAL, NEW Yorg, March 2.—(Special Telogram to the Ber.]—Srocks—The bulge in stocks yesterday proved to be too ' rapid - to hold, and a sharp recession followed to-day. Nervous shorts were run to cover, and as the bulls were not particularly anxious to systain the market it became weak, and declined 3 to 134 points, Reading and Luisville & Nash- ville being the leaders. These two stocks appeared to be offered with more than the usual freedom from inside sources, and Lon- don operators in the latter market appear to be scalping the market on a libetal scale, and coufine their transactichs largely to Reading and St. Paul, but, déspite thetr sell- ing, the latter only dropped % per cent. The general fecling was feverish owing to the uncertainty regarding the general railroad situation in the west. It was reportod éarly that a compromise on the Chicago, Burling ton & Quincy had been arranged, but later developments proved the untruth of the story, and conveyed the impression that the strike was liable to spread. This tended to increase the uneasiness of operators, and the market weakened on every onslaught the bears made. The bulls claim that the action of congress on tne surplus and tariff bills will increase the amount of money in circula tion $100,000,000 to §150,000,000, and that they do not want to be short of stocks. But the market acts us though they took advantage of every bulge to sell on. A weaker feoling was developed toward the close, on reports that the meeting of western managers had broken up in a row and the chances for & settloment were as far off as over. The last sales were at inside prices, .and_showed do- clines ranging to 13 per cent, Louisville & Nashville heading the list. Readiug lost 1 point, Lackawanna 3¢, Northwestern 5. St. Paul %, Missour: Pacific ), Richmnond Ter- minal 3. The lattor's deal with thie Georgis Central is reported off. Total sales were