Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 22, 1888, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, MAY 22 1888 SOME LETTERS OF LONG AGO Washington Run Right Hard on Oaps and Amprosans, RELICS OF CONTINENTAL DAYS. Secretary Bayard Hasa Plan For Pub- lishing a Collection of Historical MSH. Connected With the Revolution. George's Capitalized Communication Wasiisoroy, May 21.—[Special to Tne Bre.|—There is before the senate committee on library a plan from Secretary Bayard for publishing the important collections of his torical manuscripts now deposited with the department of state, composed princivally of papers of the continental congress and the Washington, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Madison. and Monroe manuscripts, bearing upon the formation of the first congress and the organization of our present form of gov- ernment. These manuscripts are the original ones and were purchased from or donated by manuscript connoiseurs, Secretary Bay- ard and the president, as well as Messrs. ‘Winthrop, Bancroft, Davis, Curtis, Dexter, Poan and other historians and literateurs, believe these manuscripts should be put into permanent and convenient form for the ready reference of officials, authors, eto. It is pro- posed that they shall be published in bound form at the expense of the government, and distributed to libraries, historical socicties, eto. Some of these most interesting manuscripts are the autograph letters of George Washing- ton and tus generals,John Hancock,and other members of the continental congress, relat- ingz to the revolutionary war. It is proposed that they shall be published verbatum et lit- eratum et punctuatum, The proposition meets with general approval, and there is lit- tle doubt that the publication will be ordered by congress. If it is published there will un- doubtedly bo a great demand for the matter, as it is extremely interesting and unique. Among the manuscripts are lettcrs from nearly all the men who were prominent in the formation of the government and revolu- tionary war; also General Washington's war ordersand private and general notes from his staff bearing on the revolutionary en- gagements, Below is appended some letters written by General George Washington, re- lating to the battle of Bunker Hill and prep- arations preliminary to it. They give a very good general idea of the character of this whole batch of manuscript. e TO WARREN, S‘Hemlquutnrn Cambridge July 10 1775. 1 After much Difficulty & Delay I have procured such Returns of the State of the Army as will enable us to form a Judgment of its Strongth. It is with great Concern I find it far in adequate to our general Expecta- tions & the Duties which may be required of it. The Number of Men fit for Duty on the Forces raised in this Province including all the Out Posts & Artillery does not amount 0 0,000. The Troops raised in the other Colonies arc complete but yet fall short of their Establishment. So that upon the whole 1 cannot estimate the present Army at more than 14,500 Men capable of Duty. I have the satisfaction to find the Troops both in Camp & Quarters very healthy so that the Defliciency must arise from the Regi- ments never having been filled up_to the Establishment and the Number of Men on Furlow. But the former is by much the most considerable. Under all these circum- stances 1 yesterday catled a Council of War and enclosed I send you an Extract of our Doterminatians so far as they respect the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Your own Prudence will suggest the Necessity of Se- crocy on this Subject as we have the utmost Reason to believe the Enemy suppose our Numbers are much greater than they are an Error which it is not our Interest to remov The great kxtent of our Lines & the U certainty which may be the Point of Attack added to the Necessity of immediate Support have induced me to order that Horses ready saddled should be kept at several Posts in order to bring the most carly Intelligence of suy Moyement of the Enemy. Ior this Pur- se L should be glad that 10 Horses might o provided us soon as possible. As I am informed the Congress proposes to yise immediately I should be glad to kuow ‘What Committecs are left or upon whomn the executive Business dc'\"ul\‘es, * TO SCHUYLER. Cambridge July 10, 177 Bir 1 received your Favour of the 1st Inst by Express from New York; but as I am exceed- ingly hurried in making cut my Despatches for.the Hon. Congress at Philadelphia it is not in my Power to answer it inso full a manner as 1 wish. Notwithstauding Gov. Tryons Plausible ebaviour I recommend it to you to watch im narrowly & as any unlucky Change of Affairs on our part may produce a change in him of his present unexceptionable conduet, I expect you will on the fivst appearance of such a change pursue the Advice given in my Jast Lotter. - The like Advice Igive you re- Bpecting General Haldiman_who is supposed by some to have gone to New York with a Bafllgn to counteract us in that Province, 'he Comupissions which have been forwarded to me are not sufficleut to answer the Do- mands I have for them there being at least (00 Officers in this Department & not more an 500 Commissions in my Posscssion. As u are 80 much nearer to Philadelphia than am, I request you to apply to Congress for 85 many as you are like to want. The dispersing Hand Bills amongst the Troops at New York has my most hearty Approbation & may have a good Effect here, Our Enemies have attempted nothing against ms gjnce fuy Arrival here—they are strongly sted on Bunkers Hill & are still busy in hrowing up adaitional Works. We have hrown up several Lines and Redoubts be- ween Mystick River & Dorchester Point to Emvent their making Way into the Country nd in a few Days shall be well prepared to ceive them in Case a Sortiee 18 attempted. sincerely thank you for your Attention to e Directions of the Congress and for your nd Wishes. P.S. I Herewith enclose a Report this Minute received from the Camp at Dorches- ter. The Design of this Manouyre [ am at a Loss to know, but suppose it may be intended as & Diversion to our Forces here. It how- ever behooves you to keep a zood Lookout to preveat any Surprise your Way. " TO GEORGE WAL FAIRPAX. Camp at Cambridge about5 miles from Boston, July 35th 1775, Dear Sir, Ou theother side you will receive 8 Copy of my last, dated at Philadelphia the 81t of May, and to which I refer, 1shall say véry little m this Letter, for two Reasons; first, because I have received no Letter from Yyou since the one dated in June 1774, and therefore (having wrote often) n have nothing to answer; but, principally, use I do not know whether it may ever t to your bands: 1f it should, the principal, deedonly, design is to cover the seconds of those Bills forwarded in my last. You will, T prosume, before th to hand, Lear of my appointme mand of the Continental Army. this Camp the 24 Instant. ‘You must, uo doubt, also have hicard of the !nfl(emcut on Buniser's Hill the 17th ultimo; bul as, I am pursuaded, you will have u very erroneous account transmitted, of the loss sustained on the side of the Provineials, I do sssure you, npon my Word, that our loss, as pears by the Roturns made me sincel e here, amounts to no more than lod w,. if 1 can credit the most solemn assurances of the Ofcers that were in the action, above 1500 Meén engaged on that day. The loss on E:“ o of the Ministerial Troops, as I am fo from good authority, consisted of 1,045 aud wounded, whereof 92 were cers. Inclosed I send you a second address from the Congress to the Inhabitauts of Great Britain as also a Declaration, setting forth the Causes and neoessity of their taking up ¢ Aftectionate & respectful compli- Beuts to Blrs, Fairfax concludes mo Letter gots to the com- Tarrived at wissing and 278 woynded; ner have 70 CONGRESS. Cawmp ut Cambridge, July 27, 1775, Nethiog mmatevial _bas ecourred either Camp since 1 had the Honour of ad- drossing you on the 3ist Tnst by Express. But on Tuesdny three Men of War &9 Transports safled out of Boston Harbour & stood a Xourse about B. 8, Eu One ves who came out of Boston the same Evening informed the officer at one of the Out Posts, that the Trnnsyuruhml on Board 600 Men & wore bound to Roek Island, Fishers Island & Long Island to plunder them & bring off what Cattle they may find. The Fellow returned again into Boston under such suspicieus circumstances that it has led me to doubt the Truth of his Inteili- gence A Deserter who came in aftorwards in- formed me that it was given out in their Camp, that they were either gone for Indians or Fresh Provisions, and that each Transport has bug 20 Men on Hoard. Upon this Intelli- gence I immediately wrote to Governor Cook of Rhode Island, & to General Wooswer that they might proper Precautions for removin the Cattie of those Tslands & the Coasts, anc to prevent any Surprize. As we aro con- firmed by every Account in the Scarc of fresh Provisions 'in the Enemy's Camp, and particularly by this Deserter who sa) they _have had none since the 'Battle of Lexingtony it i very probable this Voyage may be only {ended for n Supply. But as it may possibly be otherwise 1 thought it best to transmit the Intelligence to the Hon. Congress that thoy may forward it to the. Southward or take such other Step as they may judge proper. Since writing the above 3 more Descrtors have come out which makes four in 24 Hours, Their Accounts correspond with those of the first who came out, & which I have related above. (Sent by the Constit. Post.) prvtivivr S WESTERN ASSOCMTION. Milwaukee 1, St. Paul 2. MiLwauker, May 21.—[Special Telegram to Tue Beg. |—Milwaukee lost to-day’s game to St. Paul after a hard fight. Both pitchers did great work and were withal well sup- ported. Veach turned his ankle in the fifth inning and was carried from the field. Shafer made a great running catch with the left hand. The score: Milwaukee. 00000010 0~1 St. Paul.... 00100100 *3 Three base hits—Struss. Double plays - Shafer and Pickett. Bascs an balls—Off Sowder 1, off Horner 2. Hit by pitcher— Reilly. Struck out by Horner 4, Sowders 5. Umpire—Fessenden. Western Association Standing. The following table shows the standing of Western association clubs up to and includ- ing yosterday’s games: Playea Won Lost Pr Ct Des Moines. 1 ORElmqEARIR Schedule of Games For To-day. Kansas City vs Omaha at Kansas City. St. Louis vs Des Moines at St. Louis. St. Paul vs Minuneapolis at St. Paul. Milwaukee vs Chicago at Milwaukee. ST NATIONAL LEAGUR. Indianapolis 1, Boston 0. INDIANAPOLIS, May 21 —The game betwoen Indianapolis and Boston to-day resulted as follows: Indianapolis. 00100000 0-1 Boston. 00000000 0-0 Pitche yle and Clarkson. Base hits -—Indianapolis 5, Boston 6. Errors—Indian- apolis 1, Boston 4. Umpire—Decler. Pittsburg 5, Washington 0. Pirtsnone, May 21.—The game between Pittsburg and Washington to-day resulted as follows: Pittsburg. 20100000 2-5 Washington. 0 3 alv and hits—Pittsburg 12, Washington 2. {_’lllsbul‘g 3, Washington 5. Umpire—Valen- ine. Detroit 7, New York 8, Detnoir, May 2L-—The game between Detroit and New York to-day resulted as fol- Tows: Detroit. . 20002300 0-7 New York 31380001 *8 _Pitchers — Conway and Keefe. Base hits—Detroit 15, New York 13. Krrors—De- troit 5, New York 3. Umpire—Daniels. Chicago 1, Philadelphia 4. Chicago, May 21.—The game between Chicago and Philadelphia to-day resulted as follows : g Chicago, 4 Base hits —Chicago 4, Philadelphia 4. Errors—Chi- cugo 4, Philadelphia 7. Umpire—Lynch. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION, Baltimore 0, St. Louis 4. BavrriMore, May * 'he game between Batimore and St. Louis to-day resulted as follows: Baltimore, 00000000 0~0 St. Louis. 010231000 04 Louisville 4, Athletics 14. LouisviLLg, May 2L—The game between Louisville and the Athletics to-day resulted as follows: Louisville, Athletics . 0100110104 14480110 *-14 Diamond Flashes. There is no truth in the report by an after- noon cotemporary that Burdick was fined $50 and suspended for tnirty days for indifferent play. He was neither fined a cent or laid off, nor is he deserving of any punishment what- soever. The Omahas play in Kansas City to-day, with Lovett and Wilson as the battery. Manager Sclec is in Chicago. It is prob- able when he returns he will be accompanied with a couple of new players, and possibly Patsey Tebeau will be one of them. Everybody is singing Happy Jack Healy’s praise. The Omahas will be absent until June 1, when they will again appear at the local park for three games with the Cowboys for their opponents. After this series they leave again to be gone for nearly a month. There will be some new and material im- provements on the grounds ere the return of the ciub. Secretary Worley is a hard worker and takes a great deal of interest i all the af- fairs of the club, Healy did not accompany the team on its present trip, TURF AND TRAOK, Entries For To-Day and “Tips" on the Winners. The entries in the running races for Tues- day, posted in the Diamond, are: AT LOUISVILLE, First race, one mile handicap—BEstrella, Glen Hall, King Idle, Barrister, Birthday, Wary, Asceola, Marshall Lulls, Erubus, Per- simumons, Jim Gray, Iusolence. Second race, one and one-half miles, Kon- tucky stakes—Elmira, Los Angeles, Ten Penny, Hypoerite, Quindora Belle. Third en-eighths mile, selling— Carmine, n, Feticator, Maboning, MoMurtry, Winslow, Parish, Johu lgin, rth race, five-cighths mile—Noxville, , Florette, Warrior, Alluhrene, Jake Meta, Harmouy, Martin Hussell, Minnie Palmer, Los Webster, May Ban, lago. Fifth race, three-quarters mile, selling— Tam O'Shavier, Effie Hardy, Lillie Virgil, Roi @' Or, Diana, Golightly, Cupid, Landlady, Fullsail, Briggonette, Tips: First race—Glen Hall first, Persim- mons second ; second rac Hppoerite second; thir W d; fourth 3 ond; ffth race—Roid Or first, Fullsail second. AT BROOKLYN. First race, three-fourths mile—~Dry Monop- ole, Fitz-1loy, Bay Cloche, Lady Primrose, Laredo, Grover Cleveland, Biggonette, Lit- tle Mirvin. Second race, one and one-fourth miles— Mollie's Last, Wickham, Lottery|Amalgam, Brouzomarté, Cyclons' Colt, Bonderisiac, Ravellar, Third race, one and one-fourth miles, Brooklyn Derby—Raeeland, Emperor Nor- folk, Sir Dixon, Teunyson, Iits James. Lourth race, one aud oue-eighth miles— Volante, Favor, Richmond, Ewens, Banburgt, Bossy Jine, The Bourbon, ' Belvidere, Ade- line, Fenelon, Grover Cleveland, Guuwall, Ordway, Chafley Dreux Fifth race, five-elghth mile—Passport, Jay, F. Dog, Harrisburg, Tobaton, Blazon, Mist, Bianch. Sixth race, sevon-eighths mile, selling Bordelaise, Romp, Battery, Weodson, § Brow Pocomoke, Lackawanna, = Gl Spray. Banner. Bearer, Spars, Biessed, Wan- derment, Witch, Amalgam. Tips: ' First—Dry Monopole first, Lady Primrose_socond; second—Wickham first, Mollie's Last second; third—Emperor Nor- folk first, Sir Dixon second: fourth—Favor first, Richmond second; fifth —Passport first, Harrisburg second ; sixth—Sam Brown first, Banner Bearer, second m The Louisville Races. Lowisviiie, Ky., May 21.—The weather was fair and pleasant and the attendance large. The track was in good condition. Mile: _Pat Donovan won, Lepanto second, Orange Girl Third, Time—1:44}5. For two-yoar-olds, six furlongs: Cham- pagne Charife won, Come-to-Taw second, Sallie O. third. Time—1:163{. For three-year-olds and upwards, mile and eighth: Libretto won, Telie Doe Second, Benedict third, Time—1:5063¢. Mile: Orderly won, I Lafitte third, Time—1:433. Racing at Gravesend. NEw Yok, May 21.—The weather was fine, track fast and attendance large at Gravesend to-day. Five furlongs: Cyclops won, Monmouth second, Pocatello third. Time—1:081g. For three-year-olds, one and one sixteenth miles: Larchmont won, Prospect second, Golden Reel third. Time—1:511. For two-year-olds, fillies, five furlongs: Fides won, Miss Cody second, Servia third. Time—1:0337. For two-year-olds, five furlongs: Tavis- ton won, Seymour second, Gypsy Queen third, Timo—1:031. Six furlongs: Marsh Redon won, Malaria second, P. Thomas third. Time—1:16. " Pat Second, gt Tiwiy British Grain Trade Review. Loxpox, May 21.—The Mark Lane Ex- press’ roview of the British gram trade dur- ng the past week says: English wheat wvalues have been difficult to maintain, The demand for flour is small but the quantities now ground locally are so much reduced that the provincial markets have raised the price of country flour, The hot weather has given an impetus to crops, and barley, oats and ‘wheat fields show an excellent plant. If the favorable weather lasts crops promise to be above the average. Foreign wheat is slow. The excitement in the markets of America has not affected values here, Foreign flour is held against buyers. Corn is in less de- mand and weaker. There is a fair trade for oats at enhanced prices. e FOUND HIM DYING. Romantic and Pathetic Story of an O1d Man's Wanderings, MixsEAPOLIS, Minn, May 21.—[Special Telegram to Ture Bre.]—Yesterday Henry H. Cheney, son of Christopher Cheney, ar- rived in Minneapolis from his home in Mille, Lacs county, bringing with him the rather startling ipformation that his father, who for seventeen years has been supposed by his sons and relatives in Minneapolis to be dead, is alive in Houston, Minn. Old Mr. Cheney was o member of a Minnesota regiment and was well known among the old settlers. After his return from the war he traveled considerably in the south and it was supposed that he was killed on the cars near Chatta- nuga, His sons, Henry and Robert, en- deavored to find their father for twelve years, but finally concluded that he was dead and Mr v, who was left in Minneapolis, married again. The lady died several years ago and now it transpires that her aged hus- pund was alive all the time and is dymg at Houston, e Crushed by an St Josern, Mo., May 21.—[Speclial Tele- gram to Tie Bix.]—Dan Meadows, a special Chicago, Burlington & Quiney deputy sheriff, was run over by a backing switch engine at the round house at an carly hour this mor ing and dragged sixty fect under the tender of tho engine. His arms were badly shat- tered and he received internal injuries wiich will prove fatal. —— Triple Executions in Spain. London Standard: - For the first time in five years an execution has taken place in'Madrid. A young woman, her lover, and an accomplice suffered the extreme penalty of the luw. The gar- rote was the instrument employed, and all three were executed- on the same platform. The scaffold was built inside the prison yard, but at such a height that the public could see it. The bodies remained in full view after death had taken place, until sunset, watohed by a religious brotherhood, who also minis- tered to the murderers during the te vible period of the twenty-four hours which they possed in chapel after the were told th must die. The most harrowing scenes occurred. One of the convicts was so violent that he had to be dr foreibly by six warders. According to Spanish custom the au- thorities allowed journalists and many other persons to visit the condemnod convicts during the long hours which they passed in the chapel surrounded by pricsts and officials, who tried to cheer them, and allowed them any food and drink. = They were even permitted to play cards. Outside the prison 20,000 persons, a great number of whom were women, assembled to witness the execu- tion. The queen wished to purdon the conviets, but the government refused on the ground of the peculiar atrocity of the crime. ————— Alaska's Long Winter Night. San Francisco Examiner: “I have just got down from Sitka, Alaska, to- ay,” said John Williamson at the American exchange yesterday. ‘It isa wierd, wild place up there. [t isnot s0 awfully cold, but it is protty nearly all the time night there, Youcan't see the sun till 11 o’clock in the day, and it goes down again behind the mountain almost immediately., There is just a narrow s'.riE of du{ in a great big ocean of night, Lamps have to be kept burn- ing most all the time, and men can’t accomplish anything much trying to work. It is rather worse seventy-five miles further mnorth, at Killisuore, where I was for a little while. Snow was about eight inches deep, and the lowest Isaw the thermometer was 50 below zero. There are only about 300 people now at Sitka, and not-more than 600 or 700 at Janeau. It isthe same way at Fort Wrangle. The population has shriveled a groat deal. Many peo- ple have come away. They hate to spend the winter there; it is so fear- fully long and dark. A lot move people would like to get away, but they have not got the money to come on. e~ Drink Malio forthe nerves. Weather Indications, For Ncbraska and Iowa: Local rains, preceded by fair weather in eastern Iowa, slightly cooler followed by warmer, fresh to brisk variable winds, For Eastern and Southwestorn Dalkota: Slightly warmer, followed by cooler fair weather, preceded by rain in southern por- tions, light Yo fresh variable winds. e Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, When she was & Child, she eried for Castoria, ‘Whea uhie became Migs, sho clung to Cestoria, ‘Whea st hiad Childrea, she gave ticm Castoria. AN EVENING WITH PLUMBERS The Board of Haucation Wrestles ‘With Many Bids. CONTRACTS FINALLY AWARDED High School Grounds Will Be Lighted ~A Republioat Club Denied the Priviloge of Using One of the Buildings. Board of Education Doings. The session of the board of education last evening was a prolonged agony of small talk. The award of the plumbing contracts was the main matter of business attended to and opened a field of interminable debate. Mr. Morrison carried off the palin asa frequont speaker, being on his foet no less than twen- ty-three times. But two members of the board were absent from their posts—Mr. Fel- ton and President Clarke. In the absence of the presiding officer the chair was filled by H. G.Clark. The lobby was filled with a large group of that cluss of millionaires known as “plumbers” awaiting the award of plumbing and gas fijting for the five mnew school buildings, and also the awards for steam heating. Some of the bids read were so ludicrously ex- cessive as to create considerable merriment, The following, for plumbing and gas fitting, were found to be the lowest : ‘Wood & Andrews, Omaha View.. D. Fitzpatrick, Walnut Hill,. ., Rose & Balfe, Bancroft. 825 D. Fitzpati , Lake D. Fitzpatrick, Mason........ .« 1,082 On motion these bids were accepted and contracts awarded. Some thirty bids on steam heating were read, but most of them were found to be on plans and specifications prepared by the bid- ders. This caused nearly an hour's tedious, useless debate, which was prolonged by prompting of the lobbyists. Mr. Saville moved that all bids not in con- formity with the plans and specifications of the board be rejected. Mr. McConnell moved as a substitute that the matter be re- ferred to a special committee of five to re- portat a called meeting of the board in one week, This was lost. Mr. Saville's motion was denounced by Mr, Auchmoedy as a silly, uscless affair, but was nevertheless carried, The following were found to be the lowest bidders: Strang, Clark & Co., Omaha View John Rowe & Co., Bancroft, . John Rowe & Co., Walnut Hill, Strang-Clark Steam Heating Co., Lake 5,228 Strang-Clark Steam Heating Co.,Mason 5,228 Mr. Auchmoedy moved that the award for the Omaha View school be given to Strang, glark & Co, as they were the lowest bid- ors. Mr. Saville fiercely declared that the Strang, Clark & Co. bid was not in acoord- ance with the plans and specifications and moved that the contract be awarded to John Rowe & Co. for £2,278. He later changed it to Mr. Fitzpatrick, whose bid was $2,944. This brought out & lot of more aimless de- bate, in which some of the members ad- mitted they did not know what they were voting for, i Finally Messrs. Strang, Rowe and Fitz- patrick of the lobby were each given a chance to speak, and they mdividually deciared that their bids were in agoerdance with the plans and specifications of the board. Mr. Saville's motipn was then voted down, and that of Mr. Auchmoedy to award to the lowest bidder, prevailed. In like manner the other lowest bidders were awarded the contracts after a deluge of uscless tallk. As the city council’ was unwilling to un- dergo half the expense of erecting an iron tower for an elec ight on the high school grounds, the board decided to put up some kind of a lighting centrivance of their own. They will therefore procure four good straight telegraph poles, forty-five feet long, and set them ot poiuts equidistant from the fence and the building and as nearly equi- distant from each other as practicable. 1t was decided to ask the permission of the people to buy lots 5 and 6, m block 16, corner of Twenty-third and California strécts, us they were desirable for school sites. The new school buildings now in co tion are to be provided with inside sliding Dblinds instead of shades, Bills were allowed to the amount of $1,25306. The committee on invitation of the Grand Army of the Republic asked permissi allow the teachers to read in the short paper by Rev. W. E. Copeland, setting forth the points of Decoration day, and the e was granted. s decided to order as many of the rooms of the new Lake building to be closed June 1.as will entirely relieve the brick struc- ture that it may be turned over to the con- tractor, provided that the contractor binds himself to complete the building by Septem- ber 15, 1838, A communication Graham Park, the school board, a letter from corresponding socretary for the maste plumbers union, notifying Park that before he could bo allowea entrance to that union he would ¢ to make his contract read 70 cents instead of 60 cents per hour for plumb- rs and helpers. Park tl oforey, asked for change, as he could get no material un- less he became a member of that association, Referred to the committee on buildings aud property. The board of trustees of the Knox church was allowed a year's time from July 1 to pay £507 bid for the building on Spruce and Nine- teenth streots, The request of a number of citizens 1 the vicinity of Park Forest school house, to hold Sunday school in the building reunted there, was granted. A request from the Young Men’s Repub- lican club, of the Ninth ward was read ask- ing for the use of an unoccupied room in the school building on the coruer of Thirty-ninth and Davenport streets, as a place of holding their political meetings, Mr. Sholes said he was a democrat but was in favor of granting the request. Mr. Morrison said he was a strong repub- lican, but was opposed to it. Mr, Pratt thought the school buildings ought to be reserved for educational instead $ 800 85 -$2,102 2,450 was received the plumber accompanied P Hussy, from for with tion resulted in an un- cortainty as to tho wish of the majority of the board, and a rising vote was called for, A majority voted against granting the re- quest, Mr. Morrison noted that none of the mugwumps would commit themselves by voting. Mr. Andreen was ordered to procsed with the evection of the fire escape designed for the south side of the high school building. —— THE PARSON'S DAUGHTER, A Tale of Seductign, Woe, The village of Springfield, Kan., was all torn up about the tipé of the holidays last winter by @ society scandal, in which Maud Coats, the eighteen-year-old daughter of Rev. H. C. Coats, andClay Adaws, a young jewoler, were the principal dramatis person- al. According to the story told a Bes re- porter yesterday, Adams met Miss Coats at a church festival and fell in love with her, In fact it was a case of 1ove on sight with both parties, aud a fow weoks subsequently it was common rumor thal they were engaged. Maud, who is a brunette, 15 a bright and vi vacious little body, and was very popular the circles in which she moved, while Adams, who is stylish and handsome, was very industrions and considered in every way an exemplary young man. The unanimous verdict was that the match was o good one, and all the young folks were looking forward to the day of the nuptials as one of particular felicity and joy- ousness, The happy day was finally an- nounced, the cards circulated, and about the humble minister's quiet home were all the indications that elaborate preparations were being made for the ocoasion. In duo course of time the important morning rolled round, the delighted guests assembiod at the house, and the bride was bedecked with flowing veil and orange biossoms. ‘As the hour approached for the perform- ance of the Ceremony numerous inquiries might have been heard for the groom, who as yet Lad not put in an appearance. Each moment the anxiety of the guests increased, until at last every oue begau to realize that something was wron s suspicion re- solved itrelf into positive conviction as the Desertion and time for the marriage came’ and went and still no signs of the weddmg couple. An ominous sflance fell upon the assemblage, tho guasts could do nwught but stare in per- plekity at one another, and for a time the situation was awkward and trying in the ex tremo. Finally, however, the goodly man who was to have joiggd the young conplo in bonds of happy hymen, walked solemnly 1nto the little patlor, and in tremulous tones announced that, owing to pecullar and inex- plicable circumstances, there would be no wedding there thet day. In bewilder- meut the guests dispersed, all, both malo and female, resolving themselves into & detective agency as they crossed that shadowed threshold. They meant to run down the mystory before the aun had timo to sink, and they did. The sum and substance of tho whole affair was that Clay Adams, the manly groom, had mystoriously disappeared. At his boarding house no one knew anything about his movements, only that he had gone, bag and baggage, sometime during the small hours during the wedding moon What did it all meani overyone asked overyone else, but none among them all vouchsafe an answer. The mystery was un fathomable, But this was not all of the sensation. The good Springficlders were served with, for but another day went by when it was whispered about that Miss Coats, too, had disappeared, but how or when was more than could be found out. Of course such an_extraordinary combina- tion of circumstances as this was well caleu- lated to start the scandal mongers and idle gossips, and the air was quickly filled with stories, some of which smacked of romaance, while others were of an unsavory charactor. The one most generally accepted was of the latter nature, to the effct that young Adams and the httle brunette had “loved well but entirely too unwisely,” and that the perfidi- ous tinker had suddenly sickened of his bar- gain and sought refuge in flight. No one seemed to know whence he came, hence the taslk of locating him was no casy one, and flually it was abandoned entirely save by the father of the ruined girl. He offered no oxplanation as to the whereabouts of his misguided child, and after a while the neigh- bors forebore annoying him with their anx- ious questions, and in the course of time the story of Clay and Maud_grew into romance and fable. The fall of his daughter cast a shadow over thelife of Rev. Coats, ho aged prematurely, the old elasticity of mind and body disappeared, and a somber melancholy took its place. 1t scems, however, that ho has never relinquished his search for the de- stroyer of his peace, but has tracked him from place to place with the tenacity of a sleuth hound, and for the ome purpose, it seems, of compelling him to do the right thing by the girl he dishonored or give up all claim to her for evermore. From this it will be scen that Miss Coats left her home the might after the the day that was to have scen hera happy bride, she joined her betrayer and has ever since accompanied him in his erratic peregri- nations—faithful, trusting, confiding to the last. Chief of PoliceSeavey received the follow- letter this morning: >urnLo, Colo., May 16.—To the Chief of Police—Dear Sir: Twrote you a week ago in regard to one Clay Adams, a_young jew- eler. Again, I ask you to look him up. " He has my daughter and_they are boarding in some private family in your city. Adams makes her believe that he still intends to marry her. I wish you would see that he does 8o, or send_my daughter back to me im- mediately. Adams is tall, smooth-faced, dresses well and is employed m a jewelry storo in_ Omaha, _Picase sec my girl and give her to understand that this man is fooling her. Bring matters to a focus at once. Act promptly and send me your bill and I will remit. Enclosed you will find a letter which you will hand to my daughter, Adams intercepts all her mail, Do not let him take her away from Omaha, which he will endeavor to do as soon as he carns that I have again discovercd him. For God's sake do this for an anxious parent. Respectfu REv. H. C. Coars, Block 117, Pueblo, Colo. The letter to his daughter was as follows: My Dear Pet:—I will write you, but am doubtful whether you receive my letter, I want you to know that Tam still looking for you. ~Adams never means to marry you or he would have done so long ago. 1 know just what you and he did while you were here, everywhere you sleptand everything. Re- member I don't blame you, so stop wherc you are, Now my dear daughter make him marry you at once or buy you a ticket _to Silver City, I will méet you there. Do as I ask you or I will come on to Omaha, and you lkmow what will occur then. He cannot get away from me. Stop, I say, my poor deluded girl, for I love you now better than ever before. Come to me my child you shall ot hear a reproachful word,” Your loving Pa. 1f I do_not hear soon, T will be there. Immediately upou réceipt pf the above let- ters, Chicf Seavey instituted a search for Adams and Miss Coats, which r locating the former ina jewelr, the latter in a restaurant on Fifteénth where she is employed. They both visited the chiof’s and made o statement which utterly contradicts tho assertions ma the father. The young lady says she home because of her step-mother, and that her father belonged to the Salvation army and was absent from home a great deal of the time. No other steps have yet been taken in the matter. iny DRUGGISTS “DONE.” A Smooth Individual Who Success- fully Worked Omaha. He was a very smooth talker, gave the name and address of Charles M. Starks, Elk- hart, Ind., and represented himself as the exclusive agent in #his quarter of the globe for the drug firm of Jones, Primley & Co., Elkhart, Ind. On the strength of this he made a number of collections here from ex- perienced men who have rarely ever been bitten by such smooth scoundrels, Yester- day a telegram was received from the firm of Jon Primley & Co., cautioning tue drug people here against this man Sturks, as he had been fleecing a number of business men in other places on the strength of his claim- ing to represent that cowpany. But the letter reached Omaha several days too late, as he bad already done the Richardson Drug company for $100, besides getting various amounts from other leading druggists of the city. A search for the man disclosed the fact that he suddenly disappearcd about three days ago and hos not boen seen since. It is supposed that he is in some other city still soliciting orders and making colle 5 for the Jones, Primley & Co., drug firm. Fire at Chicago. Ciicaco, May 21.—At 2 o'clock this morn- ing fire broke out in a barn on West Monroe street. Seventy horses were suffocated. Two families lived over the barn. John Ferron and bis wife, with five children, were nearly suffocated, and one child will die. Sampson Stafford, wife and one child were rescued by firemen in an unsciousness con- dition T BE INTIMIDATED. The Pope Is Not Distarbed by the Par- nellite Deflance. [Copyright 1858 by James Gordon Bennett.] LoxvoN, May 21.—~{New York Herald Cable—Special to Tar Bee)—The Rome correspondent of the Chronicle telographs this morning this dispatch ‘The defiant at- titude of the Irish nationalists towards the papal rescript has made absolutely no im- pression upbn the vatican. It s taken for granted at the vatican that the pope will not allow himsclf to be intimidated, his holiness being morcover fully per suaded after the collective ahesion of the Trish epescopacy to the torms of the rescript that the oclergy and the real Catholic population will submit 10 his injunctions without hesitation. It is by no means improbable that a document contaming the adhesion of the bishops will bo published shortly in order to allow 1t to be soon that the higher clorgy of Ircland are not with the Parnellites. The statement of Fitzgerald, president of the national league in the United States, that the Catholic papers of America do not approve the papal rescript is a good deal wonderod at here, . as it is impossible to see on what it is based uuless it be the imagination of Fitzgerald. The vatican papers express surprise fhat such a state- ment could be made. They again insist that the rescript has been approved of by all the reputable Catholic papers, and notably by the Catholic Mirror, the organ of Cardinal Gibbons, and the Catholic Review, the organ of the Archbishop of New York. Further they declare that with the exception of a few, Irish newspapers the Catholic press of the whole civilized world has approved the action taken by the holy office.” b S— THE EMPEROR, HoeEnjoysa Long Drive To-day—Stoad- ily Improving. | Copyright 1858 by James Gordon Bennett.] BEruiN, May 21.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to e Bee.]—The emperor continues to make excellent progress. This morning when he awoke he told McKenzie by word of mouth instead of writing, he had a good night. Ho spent the whole morning in the garden. In the afternoon he took a drive in Thier garden. There were loud out- bursts of cheering when he drove through by thousands of people who had been lead by a desiro of seeing him and Dby the beautiful weather of Charlottenberg. Itis not to be supposed that the excitemeng has an unfavorable effect on him, but he must, have strong nerves indeed had he not been moved by thomanifestations. At first ho rode in an open carriage, but aftorwards changed to a closed one as the wind arose. He alighted from onc and got into another ono without assistance. The drive lasted an hour and a half. When he returned he took a short walk in the garden, As a further proof of improvement of health to-day his pulse was the best since the operation—that is to say. better than before the last attack in San Remo. —_—— “The best on earth,” can truly be said of Griggs' Glycerine Salve—a speedy cure for cuts, bruises, scalds, burns, sores, piles, tetter and ail skin cruptions. Try this wonder healer. 25 cents. Guaranteed. Goodman Drug Co. To become a good penman, correct speller, expert book-kecper, rapid in figures and obtain remunerative em- ployment, attend the Omaha Business college, 16th and Capitol avenue. J. T. DAILEY, Manager. - —— Attend Saxe’s opening this afternoon anc evening. James Bonner,gen’l house furnishings, cheap,cash or installments,1315 Douglas —_——— A B-a-d Man. Texas Siftin He called himself Rattlesnake Bill, and looked as if might be a bad man to handle. He was up for drunkenness. “Doyou plead guilty or not guilty?” asked the Austin justice before he was being tried. “You don’t try a man before the in- quests are held, do you? Don’t you take me around first to the und ker’s shop to identify the remains? That is what I have been accustom to do in Col- orado. I am alwaysasked to identify my corpses.” “What remains? asked the recorder. “*The mangled remains of the police- man who tried to arrest me,” said the desperado. “You are Inboring under some hallu- cination, my friend,” remarked the rec- order. **Youdidn't kill any policeman last night.” *Then he isn’t d to the hospital, wl away. 1o Colorado I'm kuown Jumipin’ Jimplecute that chews up road 1ron, an’ they allers take me to the bedside of the dying policeman who has tried to arrest me, so that he can iden- tify me as the cyclone that devastated him. Huve you taken the ante-mortem of the policeman 1 partially destroyed last night? “Idon’t know what you are talking about,” said the justice. *You were arrested and brought to the lockup by a little stick of a tailor,who couldn 't sleep on account of the racket you made.” 50 I was arrested by a civilian, was right, At first I ed myself, 1 4 I had allowed a squad of po- comen to arvest me. Any eitizen can arrest me with impunity, Civilians are bencath my resentment. A vilian can kick the Ghoul from Ghoulville,who picks picces of men from between his teeth after he has brealfasted, and I'll notlay my band on him. You can’t make me fight an ordinary citizen, It’s What inquests?” 1 yot, Take mo ve his life is ebbing the officers of the law I'm'aftef. When I want a fight T want some two or three policemen to tackle me as an induce- ment. It takes five able-bodied police- men to make it interesting enough for me to let myself out, I never fish for sardines.” MEXICAN MUSTAN: 01D BUkki, CAKLD Jikbas Mustang Lini LINIMCENT g death to i, @ ba ¥ oK, 7 LARNAT, | | THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS A Discouraging Day For the Bulls in Wheat. EVERYTHING FAVORS THE BEARS. “O10 Hutch” a Persistent Seller of Both Wheat and Corn—A De« cline in Oats—Hogs and Cattle } Brisk. CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET. Oniocago, May 21.—[Spoc Tur Ber.| Tolegram to The visible supply figures wore the most decisive influcnces in the whoat pit to-day. Without any good reason the erowd made an early estimate that the figures would show a decreaso of over 1,000,000 bushels. Instead they showed a decrease of only 250,000 bushels. This disappointment coming on the market, made nervous‘useome Lear manipulation, created a stampede among holders, July wheat, which opened at 80150, sold ax low as 87ic, making tho do- cline from the top figures of last weok 4ige por bushel. Hutchinson started in as a sollor at the opening and sold in & manner to tire out and discourage the bulls. Whenever there was any show of a rovivalof buying, there was Hutchinson's wheat on the market; when there was other selling going on, ho wasout of the market. There was very little sigmficant buying, tho so-callod syndi- cate appearing in market only once or twico and then with no very great energy. At 88 there was buying by Cudahy's house, but it was not on a scale to stop the decline, and probably was not with any such motive. July opeuned at 89%c and touched S9%c bocause it was gossip that the “syndicate” was buying. The decline from $0%c to about $S¢ was en- ginced by Hutchinson. There was on his side the fine weather here, reports of some improvement in wheat from Ohio, and sell- ing by foreigh houses, The drop from about 85¢ to 8714c was on the visible supply disap- pointment. The week’s exports were dis- couragingly small again, aggregating in wheat and flour only 1,205,700 bushels, aggregate an aggregate for the same week in 1887 of 00 bushels. In the visible sup- ply statementall' the warehousing points showed @ large decrease: Minneapolis, 513,000 bushels; Chicago, 156,000; Toledo, 187,005 BufTalo, 145,000; Duluth 1,601,000 bush- els. But the lakes increased 1,820,000 bush- els and the canal 804,000 bushels, The latter figures gave rise to criticism on the part of some, who declared ‘‘They couldn't see where it came from.” At 1 o'clock July wheat stopped at 87dgc. In the corn pit there was early heavy sell- ing by Hutchinson. The bull party did not appear to_be in the market at all July started at 553c, rallied back to 50c, but at1 o'clock was down to 55l¢c. May kept at lo premium most of the day, but'at 1 o'clock was only %o over July. ~The visible supply statement showed a decrease of 28,000 bush- els—not cnough of u figure to effeat prices. Local stock increased only 191,000 bushels— not very much for such large receipts. Oats broke a cent for May to-day, closing at 33:gc at 1 o'clock. The effect of the break in corn was to ease off oats, but there also apparently was selling by the Norton & Worthington party through brokers. “lj' opened at 33c and at 1 o'clock stopped at 381¢6, The provision trade opened the week in a quiet condition. In cash property the move- ment was under the average for the season, and in a speculative way trading was feature- less and slow, being confined largely to a changing over of outstanding contracts for near delivery to later months. Changes in were made at a premium of 10¢, in lard at 21@be and in short ribs at Tige. IMluctua- tions in the market were moderate and at 1 o'clock pork was quoted 2ic higher than Saturday’s closings, lard unchanged to 2igc lower, and short ribs unchangod. AFTERNOC 10N—Wheat lower, June closing at 86¢. July opened at 873{c, sold, at 874c, fell with slight changes to 87c, closing at ST@87¢c; August closing at 86c bid,’ De- cember closing at 87lgc. May closed at about 85%¢c. Corn was lower, May closing at 547¢c, June closing at about 5ic, July clos- ing at b4 @>5414c, August closing at S5@ B4lge, Onts active and closed y"évu lower. May closed at 33 ne closed at 82%¢c bid; July sold at 32@32c and closed at 881C bid; August closed at 28c bid; September steady, closing at 273c asked. Pork was steady, closing at §14.371¢ for May and June, 4 for July, §14.55 for August and $14.65 ptember.” ' Lard was quict and without special change. Short ribs closed at $7.60 for May and June, $7.07¢ for July, $7.75 for August and §7.85 for Septembel. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, CnicAco, May 21.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee, |—Carrue—Business was brisk and prices steady as compared with Friday on the ordinary run of fat cattle. A falling oft of 8,000 as compared with last Monday, and the fact that aboutall the stock in sight in the west are in Chicago, bad a stimulating effect on general trade, and buyers having urgent orders hustled around lively in order not to get left in the shufe, Thero were fifty or sixty loads of Texans among tho 5, all of which sold outon time and ry prices, equally as well -as last weck. Native butchers' stock was neglected. Buyers prefer the Texans both on canning and shop trade account. Texans make the most money for the city butcher, unless he can get natives “dirt cheap,” as the saying goes. Country shin and coarse natives must k lookout for the long horns the present time until the leaves begin to fall as the Lone Star product will regulate Pricos on native cows and st en- erally in the meantime. There wus scarcely suflicient number of stockers and feeders sold to make a market. Beef calyes were in demand and ste Milk cows and s were in fair demand. Fancy 00, good to choice 1350 to 1660 004,905 medium $4.20@4.40, inferior r, 950 t0 1200 1bs., §3.90(¢4.30; slop stecrs, to 1500 1bs, $145@4.70; cows $1.50@8.50, ~ stocker and feeders $2,50(@ 4.10, Texas grass stecrs $2.50@3.50. Cows £2.00@2.50, Hoas—l3usiness ady as compared made §,75( ported at light at 8,54 light at $5.30: was brisk and with Saturda 5580, one lot of fancy re- 90, mixed sold at 30( 0, and largely at $5.60, light- prices Bost ANCIAL. New Yorg, May 21.—[Bpecial ‘fclegram to Tue Bes.|-Srocks—Interest oentered in St. Paul, Reading und Union Pacific, the rest of the hist bemmg neglected. Twelve thousand shares of St. Paul were traded in the first ten minutes. The general feeling was weal, with the exception of Union Pa- which was strong and advanced 1% on buying by Deacon White and his following, who predicted that favorable legislation would be had to materially benefit that road. St, Paul was sold with as much freedom a8 during last week. There is no doubt that the majority of stock sold came from strong boxes, as several large holders have become disgusted at the poor showing of earnings and want to get out. Prices declined 13, and up to 1 o'clock showed uo disposition to owing to the poor character of the Reading held up fuirly considering, broke X point. There are many operators who have faith that the outcome of the present negotiations in London cannot but result favorably, and that when every- thing is completed there will be large and general buying, There was no significance to the movewent of the t of the list. Cammack’s brokers bought 8. Paul cn the drop, the shorts in other stocks bought fuirly and during the last hour a slight rally was wituessed, The close, however, slowed au irrogular market. The priucipal declines were 3 in St. Paul, i on Lackewauna, i ou Missourl Pacific, sed an advauce of 1 polut