Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 29, 1888, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 1888 —SIXTEEN PAGES. PLAYING A POLITICAL GAME. Vilas Attends More to Party Pros- tige Than Public Intere:t. CLERKS ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT. Older Army Officers Somewhat Agi- tated—All the Men in Congress Want to Go to the Na- tional Convention. Interior Department Abuses. WasHINGToN BUREAU TiE OMANA BEE, 518 FOURTEENTI STREET, } Wasnixatos, D. C., April 28, Secretary Vilas is creating a stampede about the interior department, The minor ofticials and employes are becoming fright- ened at his arbitrary and secemingly reckless removals and changes, and no one about the establishment feels secure in his place. Mr. Vilas was brought iuto the interior depart- ment to effect a complete reorganization for the purpose of manipulating politics, and he 18 going about. the work with all the vigor of a freshman, There is no doubt about his having foreed out Land Commissioner Sparks ns soon as the changes in the postoffice and \aterior departments were agreed upon, and “9ere is also no doubt about his having forced Commissioner of Indian Affairs Atkins to resign, although that officer alleges that he resigned to enter the senatorial contest in “eunesseo. . One of the first changes which affected the peoplo of Nebraska was the summary re- moval of George R. Colewin, special agent of the land office, who performed such radical work in the northwest. Then followed the dictatorinl and swift order to remove the land office from Niobrara to O'Neill without giv- ing anyone an opportunity to be heard, which order was issued at the behest of Nebraska democrats and was intended to please the party in the state, The domineering way in ‘which Vilas does things is making him an army of enemies who will retaliate. His dis- resvectful letters to Senators Manderson and Paddock, in response to respectful letters at the instance of their constituents in regard 1o the Niobrara land oflice, is evidence of his arbitrariness and shows the way in which he goes about to accomplish his ends and purposes. The resignations of a number of old ofticers and employes in the depart- ment are daily expected, when appointment to the vacancies of Vilas' personal friends ‘will follow. Every reform inaugurated by Commissioner Sparks under this administra- tion, and every "fl’ taken by Secretary Lamar towards remedying the evils affecting entries upon the public domain in the north- ‘west, with which the Bek readers are fa- | miliar, have been trampled under foot already by Vilas, and politics is to guide him in the future. There is a great deal of com- ment in congressional circles upon the career of the present secrotary of the interior, and doubtless some steps will soon be taken to Mtay his high-handed proceedings. FLUTTERING AMONG ARMY OFFICERS. Tozday’s Washington correspondence to the Philadelphia Ledger says: ‘‘The recent order of the war department, directing changes of stations for a number of regi- ments of the army, has created a very de- cided fluttering among the older officers *and those who are 8o crippled as to be incapacit- ated for active service. Theorder in ques tion directs that these exchanges shall be made by marching, and as this is a physical impossibility for some of the officers, there is naturally great consternation among this class, hat is implified by marching will be better understood when it is known that the Eighth cavalry is ordered from its present stations in Texas to Fort Meade and other points in Dakota. The march will be a pic- nic for the young officers, but for the old and crippled it will be disastrous, and as the routes over which this and some other regi- ments will march are not supplied with Pull- man cars and other vehicles for casy and con- venient travel, numerous applications for leave of absence to cover the time that will be occupied in the movements are being re- ceived at army headquarters, There are ficld officers who cannot mount their horses without the aid of a stepladdet, and who could not sit in the saddle when hoisted into it for an hour, and their company line officers so cnt)plcd that they cannot march five miles with their commands. Most of these officers are anxious to be placed on the retired list, but the limitation by law on the list prevents it. There are field ofticers, however, utterly incapable of performing any strictly military duty who can be retired upon their own application, but they hang on for the additional pay that attaches to the active list. General Sheridan is anxious to havo this class of officers. retired as rapidly possible, and it is probable his order for he troops to march to their new statigns will result in taking some of them from active pervice. Genceral Sheridan believes that a soldier should have a future as well as a past, and that in actual service ability to achieve results is of far greater importance and value than results achieved. CONGRESS AND THE NATION. NV ENTIOES, Somany men in congress have already ‘been selected as delegates to the St. Louis and Chicago conventions, that it looks as though congress would be without a quorum, especially during the meeting of the latter convention. About half of congress will be selected as delegates, while a number of those who are not chosen to _vote iu the con- vontions, will want to attend them. The at- tendance here during these national meet- ings will be so meagre, and the interest in tho proceedings so slight, that it is believed ome kind of an arrangement will be made y which the important work will be sus- pend Senators sy there should be a re- Coss taken by the scuate, as it ill have nothing of pressing import- noe to attend to, In the house the taviff bill will likely be under consideration + under the five minutes rule, and as this work ‘will be of the highest importance, it would be &mpruflicflbln for that body to take a recess . br suspend proceedings upon that measuro. gvnom will be very little of importance in ‘ashington during the first three weeks in June, as the interest will be transferred to St. Louis and Chicago. Special trains will be run to the conventions, conveying the mewspaper correspondents, and the lobbyists " will be taken west for work, so that there yill be little doing and nothing said of what done. SOE VICE-PRESIDENTIAL OCK There continues to be a great deal of com- ment in Washington over the wide breach botween Ex-Senator Joe McDonald and Gov- ernor Gray of Indiana, and it is said that he has lost the strength he once had and that therefore he can do Gray noharm. Such men in congress as the two senators from Indiana, Representative Bynum and the entire Ken- tucky delegation, declare that McDonald is @ stronger aud better democrat than Gray, &: that this breach will unguestionably have effect of defeating Gray for the vice-pres- ential nomination. Before the phb- ication ofMcDonald’s card on Wednesday, there was a good deal of doubt entertained br leading democrats here as to the adyisa- bility of nominating a man for the second FIGHT AMONG DEM- g for it. becauseof its unusual character, they had no provocation for making open E::w who had long conducted an open cam- Now that McDonald has led out colment. in the fight they do not hesitate to speak and will openly work against Gray. Commis- sioncr of Pensions Black or First Assistant Postmaster General Stevenson it is thought, will be selected for the place on the ticket with Cleveland. Peirry 8, Heary, S WINTERoWHEAT. Qondition of the Grain in the 8ix Prin- pal Wheat States. ToLEno, O., April 25.—During the last four @ays 2,500 crop reports have Leen received from the grain dealers and millers of six principal winter wheat states which raise over a third of the wheat crop of the Uni States. Kansas reports excellent prospects, better than any year since 1884, although there has been a large decrease in the a Missouri has fair prospects, a trifie bettor than three weeks azo but somewhat orse than a year ago. In other states the on is backward. The present prospect for about two thirds of a cxop in Michigan, ud nearly that in Ohio aud Iilinois, while ndiana seoms Lo be the poorest. The cou. ition is worse in all four of the states thao was throe weeks +g0. Wurin rains are dly peeded. 2 A FEARFUL ORASH. A Floor Gives Way and Many People Are Injured. Bruue Fostaixe, O., April 28, —Last night a school exhibition was in progross in a hall in Rushylvania, situated in the second-story of a brick building. The hall, which seats about four hundred people, was crowded to ite utmost capacity, suddenly and without warning, floor gave way with a fearful crash,and the entire auaience went down 1n a mass to the ground, a distance of twenty feet. All the physi- cians in town were immediately summoned. So far the dead are as follows: Mrs. J.E. Alexander, minister's wife, and Miss Garwood, of Bellefontaine. Ten others are sertously injured, several of whom are not expected to live. Probably fifty others are more or less injured. ——— . A Damper on College Sport. Bostox, April 28.—fhe reports of the ma- jority and minority of the committee ap- pointed by the overseers of Harvard College to consider the subject of athletics at the university have caused consternation in col- lege athletic circles. The majority recom- mend that the faculty be requested to pro- hibit any undergraduate from taking part in any athletic contest with students of any other college or organization during the col- lege year, + H, 1. Walcott dissents and advises that the formal inter-collegiate contest be hmited o Yale and that university teams alone bo permitted to take part in them and that these contests take place only at New Haven or Cambridge, or such other New England towns us the committee may designate. Postal Changes, WasiiNatoy, April 25, —[Spocial gram to the Bee.]—Postoffices were established to-duy at Constantance, Cedar county, Theodore Welchart, postmaster; Phanix, Holt county, Benjamin F. Stockiell, postmaster. Mathow H. Kane was to-day appointed postmaster at Shamrock, Holt county, vice Milton Hincock, resigned. The following lowa postmasters wore appointed to-day; Clements S. King, Aurora, Buchanan county, vice Ezra Richard- son, resigned; I IBeoler, Ohio, Madison county, vice C. W. Wright, resigned. Tele- S Declared For Gresham, Cnicaco, April 28, —Congressman George E. Adams was renomnated by the republi- cans of the KFourth Illinois district to-day. Mayor William Boldenweck, 3f Lake View, and Sheriff C. R. Matson, of Chicago, were chosen delegates to the national convention They were instructed for Gresham. This wmakes three out of four Chicago districts that have pronounced in Gresham's favor. The convention in the single remaining district has not yet been held. ot Lty President Carnot Banquetted. Borpaax,_ 3 April £8.—At n banquet given to-night in honor of President Carnot the mayor proposed the president's health, In replying to the toast the president said the manifestations of sympathy he received were in themselves a protest against everything that could serve the terests or encourage the hopes of the cnemics of the republi Prance must be calm and dignified in order to command sym- pathy and respect. e The Blalock Gang on Trial. Covunsus, Kan., April 25.—In the trial of the Blalock robber gang here Frod I'ry was convicted of grand larceny and burglury. Tho testimony introduced was the stenographor's reports of the confessionsof the Blalocks and othors. The next case called was that of Alex Fry, regarded as tho shrewdest of that family. ~He will b the_hardest to convict, as ho was not connected with the transac: tions of the band for some time past. It will be remembered that the gang was uncarthed by meuns of the confession of Cora Blalock, a'sister of tho leader. TS Steamship News. NEW York,0April 28.—|Special Telegram to the Bee.]—Arrived—The Ohio. from Liverpool. QueexsTows, April Servia, from New York. Lirarp Point, April 28.—Passed—La Bourgoane, from New York for Havre and Rhineland from New York for Antwerp. Two Killed, Three Dying. WILKESBARRE, Pa., April 28.—An explosion of gas took place in the tunnel in No. 4 shuft of the Delaware & Hudson company, at Ply- mouth, this afternoon killing instantly Pat- rick McGill and John Niess, and fatally in- juring three other miners, 28.—Arrived—The e A Negro Murderer Hung. JAcksoNviLLE, Fla, April 28.—Ale Jones, colored, was hanged at Tallal to-day for the murder of George Cuthbert, colored, in November, 13 i) S e | Convicted of Wife Murder. Cnicaco, April 28.—Mathias Cusch, who brutally murdered his wife a couple of months ago, was found guilty to-day and his pumshment fixed at life imprisonmept. —_—— Brown Teaches Her Husband How to Play Poker. Buffalo Courier: A veteran married man living on the east side says that cards came within an ace of ruining his domestic happiness, Contrary to the orthodox method of ruination in this particular line of vice, he did not fre- quent gambling rooms, elubs or saloons to find the broad path, but stumbled into it right in his own house. He had taught his wife to play poker two or three winters ago, and frequently since then they had friendly hittle séssions, using buttons for chips. The other night, though, he brought home a hox of the genuine, nice stacks of whites, reds and blues. “Now,” he said, “I'll just show you how poker is played among the boys. I never could take any interest in it with them cussed buttons,but this seems natural, We’'ll call it a dollar limit; whites a nickel, reds a guarter, blues 50 cents, and take $5 worth each. Now, if you break me I’ll buy you that scal muff.” The game proceeded without any ma- terial change in the size of the piles for nearly an hour, when Mr. Brown had three tens pat. Mrs. B, took three cards—pair of bulleis all the time— caught the third, and beat him out of $3. This was all right, except that Brown remarked that he had never in player that didn’t Finully he lost the Mrs. his life seen a poor have all the luck. other $2. “Gimme 'nother five,and if T don’t knock you out in fifteen minutes by that clock I'll never turn another card,” he said, Mrs. B. didn’t answer: that is, she didn’t say anything, but her look said: *That’s all right.” The luck seemed to go Brown's way this time,and he ulled in quiet a few chips. Mrs. jrown was dealing, a third party— Brown’s brother—was a looker-on at this period, and, of course, it was Brown’s age. “I'll come in,” said Mrs. B, “Of course you will,” said Brown. “Well, then, put up another dollar and you won’t have so man chips.” “I'll raise you a dollar, James,” said his spouse. “Y}:m witl, will you? Dollar better'n you.” Mrs. Brown just came in and drew two eards. Brown thought he’d keep his, and when his wife chipped without looking he promptly raised the limit. After carefully luol(ing them over the lady thought she’d raise it another dol- lar. Tnis made Brown fairly bound off the chair, but he had to call, only to Lave a flush beaten by a full, He quit there, and when his wife giggled, said, “I dou't see nnything funny about it ataull, Auybedy could play with the cards you get. )Il 1 had them you would have becn broke two hours ago.” IT WILL BE A GREAT CAME. Prospects For a Hot Contest if Rain Doesn't Prevent. BOTH SIDES BOUND TO WIN. St. Louls Westerns Paralyze Milwau- kee and Des Moines Defeats St. Paul-League and Association Games—Other Sports. The Opening Contest To-Day. Owing to the continued rains the Omahas and Minneapolis team were unable to open the championship scason on the local grounds yesterday afternoon, but providence por- mitting (and it does not look very favorable at this writing), the initial game for 1588 will bé played this afternoon. That there will be a big crowd in attendance if the ghme comes off goes without saying. The disap pointment experienced by the patrons of the gamo yesterday afternoon was of such a character as to reveal the very widespread interest that is being taken in this great athletic sport this spring, and with pleasant accommodations will b in- the demands of the throngs that will gather at the park 1 witness the opening struggle, That they will be treated to the full worth of their money 18 guar- teed. Manager Gooding, of the Flour city team, will have out his strong- ¢st ' mine, with Parsons _ in _ the box and McCullum to receive him. He re- alizes the importance of a good start, and has instructed his_men to make a superhuman effort to win. None the less appreciative of an auspleious opening, Manager Selee will meet his determined. opponents in_equally good form. Lovett will be in the points, and the relinble Wilson Lehind the bat. They intend to show the crowd from the home of the walrus, the scal and the polar bear, first what thoy are made of, The recent games inMiuncapolis were played under a decided disacvantrge, which will probably be mani- fest to Captain Brosman and his merry hen in a manner that will live long in their mem- orics. Subjoined will be found the positions of the two teams for to-day > Omahas. Minneapolis O'Connell, . oW Shanuon..... { 1 Robinson. Paiton. Jev. Doran.. IPlynn or Messitt.... Burns.... Anni Miller, Lovett Wilsou Jleft, anddie Des Moines 6, St. Panl 2, Des Morses, Apri Telogram —The Wester ation sca son opened hen Lo- Av 2 oclock the visitors from local club, made a parade in by the Third regiment band and a platoon of police. n had boen falling at intervals, and it rained slightly early in the afternaoa, people gathered at Ataletic park to pening gamo. The ground was soft y, proventing any sharp fie'di yet here was some brilliant play ; ages hoaded inning onc of its two ¢ The special features of tho game wor voll's running cateh of a fy in the far i r's high ¢ hort of M liner, and the [ ' \wholo outfield “Peck-a-Boo Veach St. Paulbut last year with Des M, given an ovation bat. _The score b, Des Moiucs L220110000-6 100100000 es. 6, St DPu Paul 4. it Two out— I Errors—Des Moines 3, carned—les Moines 2, base hits—Stearn by Souders by Soudc 1L B Louis Whites Lotts, April 25, —The most r was the opening cb the St. Louis Whites and clubs. T ‘med to by ou tice, and besides failing to hit the fielding was wi Staley and De and Mills for Milwauiee, played o magnificent ganc and seventh innings Only six hits w : toam 001 Milwaukee. - 001 Runs carnod—St. Louis 6. —Beekley, i —Burch, kee 9, St. Lov No Game at K KANsas Crry, April 25.—15 to the Be. |—Sum Morton’s Chic and tho Kansas City Westerns w opened the Wostern association to-day. The heavy rains of the past thirty six hours left the ground in such condition that playing was impossible, and the game wais postponied, NATIONAL LEAGUE. Pittshurg 7, Chicago +. feo, April 285-The game batwaen 50 to-day resaltod re to have son hoere Pirr Pittsbur as 2000 00000 Van Halt Base hits—Pittsbu —Pittsburg 14, Chic: New York 14, Philadelphia 1. New Yowrk, April 23.—Cho game to-day between Philadelphia and New York re- sulted as follows: New York 2 Philadelphia 0000 0 Pitchers—Titcomb and ( —New York 18, Philadel} York 0, Philadelpnia 06611085 214 1 0-1 Buso hits Lrrors Umpire Boston 4, Washin rton 3. WasiiNaToy, April 25, ~The game to-day between Washington and Boston resulted as follows: Washingto 0000O0O0CS30 Boston .. 10000200 1-4 Ten innings. Pitchers—Dailey and Sow- ders. Base hits—Washington 5, Boston 12, Errors-——Washington 6, Boston 8. Umpire— Lynch, 0— 3 Detroit 1, ianapolis 0. IxDIANAPOLIS, April 23.—The game to-day between Detroits and Indianapolis resulted as follows: India .0 Detroit 0 Pitchers—Boyle and Getzein, Base hits —Indlanapolis 4, Detroit 4. Errors—Indian- apolis 6, Detroit'b. Valentine. — AMERICAN ASSOCIATION, Louisville 6, Cincinnati 4. LoutsviLLe, April 28, —The game to-day be- tween Louisville and Cincinnati resulted as follows: Louisville.......0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-6 Cincinnatd. 20000011 1—4 Athletics 5, Brooklyn 0. BrookLYN, April 23.—The game between Brooklyn and the Athletics resulted as fol- lows: Brooklyn, 0000000 0-0 Athletics. L01008010-5 Baltimore 4, Oleveland 3. Bavrivorg, April 28.—The game between Baltimore and Clevelands to-day resulted as follows: 4 Baltimore. 00 L8 Cleveland. ... 00002 ——— Diamond Flashes. , Sunday and Monday the hahere, The cream city 04 -8 Next Sat: Milwaukees wi! re a sturdy lot of young bloods, they are putting up a good game of ball. Now for blood, | We'll be in the race. Yesterday's jramo will be played Monday. Prepmie for a fam at the ball park this afternoon. To-day the Dinatias will make their first snatch at the penvant. Manager Gooding, with fifteen men and & mascot, are at the Saricer. With a forénoou of sunshine the local grounds will be in good condition this after- noon. 8 The failure to play yesterday’s game occa- sloned much digaypointment. among the Tocal “fans.” The pool sellors are offering five to four on the opening Omaha-Minneapolis game, in favor, of course, of the home team. So far this scason Boston has not lost a game. She has seven victorios to her crodit, four over Philadelphia and threo over Wash- ington. Healey is atill docidedly undertho weather, and will bo some considerable time before it will bo safo to again venture him in the box. ¢ The team following the Minnoapolis aggre- gation will be our old fooman, the St. Pauls. Des Moines took them into camp yesterday by ascore of §to2 and with left handed Sowders in the box, to boot. € Bd flold, Omaha's new catcher, ar- vived last evening. He will e an acquisition to the club, as he is an excellent bick-stop, speedy runner and ono of the quickest, most aceurate throwers in the profession. The Jetter & Youne and Metz Bros. base ball teams will play their first championship game this aftornoon at South Omaha, the weather permitting. Thoe gamo, which will doubtloss be very oxeiting, will be called at 8 sharp Manager Scloa received a letter Director Billings, of the oston club, yester- day evening, again offoring a_handsome sum for Millers release. Ho will be retained, however, until the home management feels perfoctly safe as to (‘m safoty of the position he has so far so_creditably filled. Selee is still negotiating for Conway, and exprossos i hope now, inasmuch as Radbourne has signod with the beat caters, that he wiil succeed in getting him, from - THE PRIZE RI1 G. e-Itound Mill En ‘s ina General Row. Minwar 2, April 288, --Between 1and cight hundred sports fre o and olsewhere went to Thiensville afiernoon to wi t t) a finish eon Pat MeCa n Ward., The rncod ina g ity to ob- A Savagoe six hun- ne's and J affar ta m thy n tried 1o m a terrific atten B w eding duys, the track 5. half nile d, Bonnie 17 1or two-y vrour 03], Soven-cigbths mi Romp second, Luey i, th Lase, over the on, Jim McGowan sceond, Hercules 1g on th Const. 23, ~One mile—NRa :sie Coning second, Carmen roma won, Ja see- )L ghth mile—kd Mc 1, C. H. Todd third. Oac and on Loveknot sce nn won, Time— riers miles—Canny Scot second, Lawra Gardner Time 03, urters mile—Poregrine won, Love- json and Applause a tie for third place, 1:14%. A Splendid Opening. Nasnvies Tenr,, April 23.—Tho first day of the spring moeting at Westside park was a decided success, The weather was beauti- ful, the track splendid and the attendance over six thow d. Five furlongs—Liftlé Minch won, Gleaner second, Prince Fprtunatus third, Time— 1:0234, o Six furlongs— Briganette won, Cupid sec- ond, Norma third. Time—1:10. One mile—Jacobin won, Cruiser second, Paragon third, Time1:41, For two-year-old fillios, four furlongs— Laura stone won, [Daisy Woodruff second, Hurdy third, Time—50. Six furlougs—Bilance won, Roi d' Or sec- ond, Latbert third., Time—1:154{ A Cross Cpuntry Contest. NEw Youk, April 25.—The second annual championship meefing of the National Cross Country association occurred at Fleetwood park this afternoon. . The ckief event was an eight mile run across the country, and the chief interest centered in & contest between S, P. Conniff, the Irish champion, and E, C. Carter, the American champion, for the championship of the world, The American led all the way, with the Irishman well up till he reached the 73 mile post, when be fell in a dead faint. It {s thought he will recover. Another of the contestants fainted at the finish. Carter's time was 41:35, The Englishman Wins the Race, Loxnox, April 28.—The second of three bicycle races to be contested by William A. Rowe, of America, and Richard Howell, of England, for the championship of the world was run today st Molineaux grounds, Wolverhampton. - The distance was one mile. Howell won by twenty yards. Howell also won the previous race, distance tive miles, which was run ten weeks ago at Leicester. PROTECTION AND PINKERTONS Their Relation Explained by Mr. Breckenridge of Kentucky. THE TARIFF TALK YESTERDAY. Though Not Very Extensive It Em- braces a Great Variety of Sub- Jects—Congressmoen Attend the Yorktown's Launching. Homuse. Wasnixeroy, April 28, —Many representa tives went to Philadelphia to-day to witness the launch of the Yorktown, and there were but thirty-five members present when tho house met and immoediately went into com: mittee of the whole on the tariff, M. Kerr, of Towa, approved tho reduction of revenues by the abolition of the internal revenue tax. The time had come, he thought, in the history of the American government for the nation to declare that henceforth it would take no share in the profits of the sale of alcoholie liquors. Mr. Tarsney, of Michigan, said he and the gontlemen on this side of the house were not froetradors, they wero fair traders, Thay wanted to place the duty highest on the lux- urics of life and lowest on life's necessa H to equalize the burden of taxation. The dis- cussion then took a colloquial turn and the subjects of free trade, protection, wages of laboring men, fisheries, ship building, ete. avere touched upon and at time the questions and answers caused great merriment among the few membors prosent, g A 1 by Mr. Russel of Massachusctts, ring to the condition of the protected state of Pennsyivania and saying affairs in the coal region of that state were a scandal to human civilization,called forth retort from ania, that the wages e county of Allegheny alone were unnually more than tho entire wages paid in all the states represented by the southorh contingent on the ways and means committee. . B dge, of Kentucky, said the ion of the protective sys- a8 the guard of Pinkerton detectives at zar Thompson stecl works for the pur- pose of enabling Hungarian emigrants to work, while American workmen were kept out at the point of the gun. arcd that this was a mis- tho dotectives were there, but the men re not. Hungarians, we said the average wages ’inkerton detectives were % aday. They vod rite of wages to prevent a breach of the peace by men who received 83 per day. discussion then ensued botweon Reed, Bayne and Breck- former ing the had pictured the the final result ber as at dispute which went on e under protoction or free trade. { arguing the question of ' free o denied it was an inci- ¢ SSATY conso- organized body of armed de- ed in guarding couviet lubor nerican labor. ssiderable desultory talk on the 'm the committee rosc and the house adjourned. The Ye'low Fever in Florida. 5.—Surgeon General published the full in the marine hos- ¢ and Barlo of yellow fover ier points in the 4 portions of the state loniked upon as suspicious. The genoral, referving to the uttacks Flovida papers and as published ay be lorida pape nor restore contidence in ile hopes the will stir 3 sense of have Gl npaas late as April ) and other play stat e or less vio- systomutic con- a made by the local phy- 112 Cooloy Had Pnenmonia. WasniNaToy, April 25, —Judge Cooley, of inter-state commerce commission, had a of pneumonia on Thursday, y a chill brought on by exposure, tont_of which he was not aware of at He is past the dunges point now. ———— ANXIOUS TO SEE GENERAL CROOK Chicago People Want to See a Man Who Drinks Pure Water, There are all sorts of rumg afloat as to what General Crook is going to do en he arvives here to assume com- d of the division of the Missouri, meral Terry, retired, s the C 0 Mail, neral Terry was a highly estimable gentleman th afine white moustoche and 1mperial, a very steaight back. and just otly one ingc in his body—the one at the hips. wmosphere redolent of pipe rod tape and starch as the eleva- nded into the regions of the department, where it takes fourteen requisitions, vouchers, war- rants, checks. ticks, eheek ticks and re- check ticks to buy a box of matches Thg gossips say that General Crook is a crosted juyhawk of the mountains, and there’s no nonsense about him. If he wants n glass of water he doesn’t push an electric button which rings a bell and summons a fivst orderly, who passes the word on till the acting assist- ant thirteenth orderly brings the glass of cool and sparkiing Lake Michigan to slake the thirst of his high mightiness. Gen- eral Crook is said to be the kind of man that jumps up and gets his own glass of water, wipes his own beard afterward with his own hand, says, ‘Gee Wing! but I was dry!’ General Crook has had enough experience with alkali water to appreciate the beauty of drinking water that won't lather when it is stirred with a spoon. And they say he cooks s own meals and wears mocassins and vides on a cayuse, and that he's going to picket it out on the lake-front p with a leather riata. Now the thing is creating a great deal of excitement about the Pullman building. They say, too, that General Crook had just as Jdiefe as not to talk to a poor, common civilian with no other handle to his name than Mr., and that he had rather kill Injuns than kill time, and, as any one can readily see, everything isin a stew down in the Pullman building— that is, in a stew for military people, which is about 10 degrees above the freezing point, but, as there is frost on the window all the year round, meta- shorlmlly speaking, the rise of even 20 egrees is something tremendous. But even in the midst of this excite- ment which is so great that the gray- haired messenger on the fourth floor got up and walked four steps when he didn’t have to, the tendency to passa reporter along the line was irrepre: sible. There'sa man up there in the depot quartermaster’sdepartment whom the reporter knew. e's what they call a “clark” and he is a cog in the vast wheel where motive power is red l.q{)_e and who contributes to the current mili- military tary literaturo of the day dainty juex d’sprit. about bacon, beef, bread and mess pork. To him the reporter ap- !xllcd for information in these terms: ‘They say that General Crook is a ver unconventional sort of a man an averso to red tape. Can’t you say some- thing rbout his peculiarities?” “My doar fellow, you see we're up here on the sixth floor and awe don't have anything to do with those fellows. But I'll tell you what, I'll introduce you to a splendid fellow on the fourth floor who can tell you everything.” So the introduclion” was effected and the reporter bocame acquainted with the man who could tell him overything. He must have been a nineteenth assis ant to the acting adjutant's chief clerk’s orderly, because he was smoking a cob pipe and wore n seersucker coat. ‘The Ml would like to ge thing about the personal peculiaritios seneral Crook—kind of pleasant, rticle, don’t you know—a nice, ational talk about him.” “Tean give you the military record of General Crook,” said the obliging nineteenth nsisstant to the acting adju- tant chief clerk’s orderly; “I can give you his record out of the army list— Coulee’s you know—but I don’t know him personally, hecause I never served under him, but I can introduce you to a man who has served under him and knows him well. T’ll take you in and introduce you to him.” So the nincteenth assistant to the act- ing adjutant’s chief clerk’s orderly, and the reporter went into the room where this man who had served under General Crook and knew him from A to Izzard. “The Mail would like to get some- thing nbout the personal peculinrities of General Crook—kind of a pleasant, gossipy article, don’t you know—a nice conversational talk sbout him?" The sergeant—he’s a sergeant, this man_is, who knows about General Crook’s personal peeuliarities—meai- tated very deeply, bringing his finger- tips over his nose, and thinking very profoundly. “Well, that’s a vory delicate matter,” ho said quite deliberately; “a very deli- cate matter. It is true that have served under General Crook, but it would be unbecoming in a person of my rank to say anything about a superior officer. Tean get_you his record in the army list—Coulec’s, you know. Now, if you were to go and see Colonel Corbin in the next room—a man of his rank wouldn’t feel embarrassed in speaking about a general, but you sco my posi- tion, don’t you? You'll find Colonel Corbin very friendly and eusy of ap- proach. So the reporter went in and saw Col- onel Corbin. Colonel Corbin was very friendly. He was also smoking a pipe which was cither a composition pipe or meerschaum that had been burned by some careless smoker. t'Colonel.Corbin, the Mail would like to get something about the porsonal peculiaritios of General Crook——kind of a pleasant gossipy article, don’t you know—a nice conversational talk about him. “Well, really, I don’t know much about General Crook personally. Now, of you'd like t get his army record I inn show it to you in the army list— Couloe’s, you know. You had better go and see General Williams in the next room. 1o knows General Crook well, and very likely he'll tell you all about him. Then he’s more nearly the gen- eral’s own rank than I am, That’s the general right in the So the reporter went in and al Williams., “General »Williams,” d he, ‘“the Mail would like to get omething about the personal character- General Crook—kind of a gossippy article, don’t you know—a nice conversational talk about him.” “I should very much like to oblige said the general, very affably, th much the same hovror depicted his countenance as if President nd had asked him to make one of a party to rob a church, “*but, really it would hardly be the proper thing fo o say nnything about my superi officer. It would be like—why, sir, i wounld he like a breach of confidenc [ have known him so intimatel should feel as if it wi confidence. Our profes i on—looks at such things in ery different light from any other.” "hé reporter inquired whether it true or not that General Crook by pref- erence wore moceasing, General Willinms smiled pleasantly, and passed it off without imparting any information on this, the crying question of the hour. *‘Now, if you wanted to know something of General Crook’s mil- itary record I could give it to you in the armly list published by Coulee.” The general pushed an eléctric button. It didn’t work. He pushed another one, which did work, and a fourteenth assist- ant orderly found time to answer it, and was told tobring an army list. He found it after awhile, and brought it to the gene who ' very cheerfully showed the reporter the picture of General Crook, and suid the army list was for sale by all newsdeale “You'd better see neral Crook himself when he comes,” said Genoeral Williams. “Then you can get a better idea of him.” **When will he be here?” 1 shouldn’t be surprised to see him any moment, but T don’t really expect him before the last of this week or the first of mext. You'll find him very easily appronched and not at all stiff,” MAY A DEAD MAN COME TO LIFE? A Sensation A Dubuque, v T 1 lowa Case Now Being avestigated. ecial to the Chicago Herald sa; isode is reported from the v v of Clinton, the saw-mill town just below Dubuque, About twelve years ago two men named lano and Kellogg, residents of that v, engaged ina deadlyquarrel, grow- ing out of the charge made by Kellogg that Delano had assaulted his two granddaughte The encounter oc- curred at a spot on the Illinois shore. Kellogg knocked Delano down with a heavy instrument, jumped upon his body, kicked him with his heavy boots into unconsciousness, and left him for dead, There was but one witness to this bloody deed. Kellogg was arrested, but when the bady of Delano was sought it could not be found, and Kellogg wus acquitted. Kellogg then disappoured, and not until now has either of the men been seen or heard from. After the sup- posed death of Delano his wife applied or a_pevsion. Her claim was disal- lowed. Year after year she persevered, and finally succeeded in securing her pension., Several weeks ago her pen- sion was withheld. The reason given was that her husband had applied for it in his own name. Yesterday the pensy sion commissioner arrived in Clinton to investigate the strange case, and last evening, in company with Mrs. Delano, departed for the place where Delano is living, which is somewhere in Illinois. The most interesting phase of the case is yet to be revealed. If the man who claims the pension is really John De! no he is placed in an unpleasant situa- tion, for he1s married to another wo- man and has a family. Itis the belief of many that Delano is dead, and thav Kollogi, who killed him, is row apply- ing for the pension A War Cloud. Loxpox, April 25.—-The revolutionary ris- ing in Roumania has been renewed. T'his time it is close to the Russian froutier. STILL THE BLIZZARDS BLOW. Northwest Nebraska Visited By a Wind and Snow Storm. TEN YEARS FOR A MURDER. The Sentence of John Carter the Frat« moide—Democratic County ne ventions—Mortin Wins in Lan- caster—Other State News, A Blizzard. VALENTINE, Neb., April 38,—[Special Tel- ogram to the Bre.]—The steady rain of yes- terday, which was badly necded throughout this scction, turned into a fine snow and hail strom at midnight and a severe blizzard is now raging herc, making travel almost impossiblo, Rain and Snow at Alliance. Arriaxce, Nob,, April 28.—[Special Tele- gram to the B About the middle of the afternoon yesterday rain commenced falling, which continued until some time in the night when it bogan snowing. This morniug the ground was covered with about four inches of slush and snow, and it has been snowing all day and melting as fast as it falls. Rain was badly needed in the Box Butte countios, and this storm is hailed with joy, and what farmers have come to town to-day are jubi- lant over the present outlook for a large crop. Small grain 18 looking fine. The Bourbons of Burt. OAKkrAND, Neb., April 28.—|Special Telo- gram 1o the Bee.]—The democratic conven- tion at Tekamah to-day appointed J. 1. Thomas, 1. P. Latta, Ira Thomas and T. K. ange delegates to the state convention, he delogates were instructed for Clevelund. ety For Manslaughter. RusnviLLe, Neb., Apnil 28— Special Tele- gram to the Bek]—The trial of John Carter for murdering his brother Thomas, near this place, some weeks ago, ended yes- terday, and to-day the jury returned a ver- dict of manslaughter. The senteuce was fixed at ten years in the penitentiary. The general fecling is that hoe escaped rather lightly. Van Wyck at uyler. Scivyrer, Neb,, April 28.—(Special Tele- gram to the Bre.]—Ex-Senator Van Wyck spoke hero in the opera house to-uight and a large audience greeted his appearance. His subject was “The Struggle for Bread” in which he- portrayed the conflict between Inbor and capital in his peculiar and charac- teristic manner. He was listened to with markea attention, Oherry County Democrats. VALENTINE, Neb., April 38.—[Special Telo- gram to the Ber.]—The democratic county convention for the selection of delegates to tho state convention from Cherry county met here to-day. Resolutions endorsing Cleve- land and tariff reform were adopted and the following delegates elected: 0. G. Glover, Robert O. Jink, Johe Shores, Duvid Loech, E. W. Harney and W. E. Haley. Will Be Admitted. FreyoNt, Neb., April 24, —[Special to the Brr.]—Chancellor Manatt, of the state uni versity, was in the city yesterday conferring with Superintendent Hornberger in regard to placing the Fremont high school on the aceredited list of those whose graduates will be admitted into the collegiate course of the university. He found the work of the schools satisfactory for this purpose and they will ba admitted. The Flyer Jumped the Track. LiNcoLy, Neb., April 25.—[Special Telo- gram to the Bee.]—The morning B. & M. fiyer jumped the track when coming into the city, the engine going over the ties about two hundred feet and the baggage car tippng over on its side. It gave the passengers a lively shaking up and delayed trains for an hour or more, after which everything was running smpothly again over the road pend- ing the next wreck. A traveling man, who has made a trip over the B. & M. west of Lincoln the past week, stated to-day that the public did_not realize the demoralization that existed. He said shippers at all points were abandoning tho road and finding it utterly impossible to get goods with any regularity. Passenger trains were running at all hours and freight trains few and far between. Another trav- cling man was complaining at Hasting of the after waiting six hours his train, and ne of the scabs on the road wanted to whip him for complaining. Another Tally for Morton. Lincory, Neb., April 25.—[Special Telo- gram to the Brr.]—The Lancaster county democratic convention was held this after- noon at Fitzgerald ball and ten delegates clected to the state convention at Omaba. The Boyd-Morton fight commenced early in the controversy and much speech-making re- sulted. M. L. Ensterday was elected chairs man and J. H. Dean sccretary. A motion was carried unanimously that John Fitz- gerald be supported as one of the district delegates to St. Louis and pending a motion to declare J. Sterling Morton the choice of the convention as one of the delegates-at- large, the ballot for delegates was taken. “There were some thirty balloted for, but tho Morton men haa their own way, and elected the following ten as the delegates: A. J. Sawyer, William McLaughlin, J. H. Miller, W. J. Bryan, A. S. Tibbetts. John H. Ames, R. P. R. Millar, W. H. H. Dunn, Willism 1B, Morrison and J. V. Wolf. The motion was then rencwed instructing the delegates to support J. Sterling Mortont as one of the delegates-atlarge and carried by a vote of 34 to 10, A peculiar accident to Mayor Sawyer oc- curred during the meeting, He was sitting in front of the piano in the hall, on the piano stool. A large plaster of paris bust was on the piano and without warning it fell over striking the mayor on the head and cutting o sevore gasn, 8o that a physician was called, It is a new feature for a democratic conven- tion in Lancaster county to become 80 ani- mated that an inunimate bust loses its equili- brium und takes part in the proceedings, ABALE TRAP AND GUN, Wind Makes a Poor Score at the Le- fevre Shoot. The Lefevre gun club'’s weekly shoot took place yesterday afternoon. The poor scores are accounted for by the wind, which blew almost & gale, and made the flight of tho birds erratic and uncertain. For the second time in succession *“Airhole” Billy Townsend won the medal. The full scores are sub- joined : Townsend. ... 10110 01111 11100 00011 1111117 iteh ... 0... 00101 11110 10011 00111 0100013 itenett 11101 11011 01111 L1000 1001016 Salisbury ...11101 11100 00000 10010 0001010 Keteham ....01101 11110 01101 01111 0111017 Burgess. 00111 11010 10111 00001 1111015 Dunmire. ... 00001 00010 00010 01010 10110— 8 Kennedy 10011 01010 00011 00010 1011115 Townsend and Ketcham being a tle, the! shot off, Townsend taking the vakery as fol- lows: 01111110 l«; 001011011~ shoot resulted as follows: .+ 01001 10111 01100 01110 1011115 210100 10111 11111 01101 10101—17 11101 00001 11061 11111 0111016 ~00101 10110 10011 10111 1011015 201000 11000 10001 01100 00110~ 9 L-11101 11000 01011 11000 1111116 Hardin 00100 11011 01100 10010 1101118 The Omaha gun elub will shoot Tucsday afternoon, i ¥ Ketchaw .. Fitchett. . Burgess. e The Acque duct Investigation, New Youk, April 23.—T'he senate investi- gation into the acqueduct matter was con- cluded to-day. Nothing particularly new wus developed, although much interesting political gossip was brought out regarding deals ou acqueduct contracts, the mouey \ade on them, Governor Hillls hotes, 46,