Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 19, 1889, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE EIGHTEENTH YEAR. HOTEL HORROR AT HARTFORD. Fifty People Orushed to Death Under Falling Walls, CAUSED BY A BOILER EXPLOSION. | The Ruins Enveloped in Flames and Many of the Imprisoned Un- tunates Roasted to Death The Missing. A Terrible Disaster. Hantronrn, C , Feb, 18, ~Just before Qaylight this morning this city was startled by the sound of a monster exvlosion, and immediately the persons in that scction near the capitol were further startled by the sound of crashing walls and falling timbers, mingled with the sereams and shouts of men, coming from the vicinity of High and Allyn streets, which had been the site of the Park Central hotels Those who hurr to the spot found a huge pile of stone and brick and splintered timbers, from which white clouds of steam arose, streaked and blackened by wreaths of smoke that rapidly grow more intense. Then tongues of lame leaped out here and there, gradually growing stronger until the ruin was a roaring heap. Ories and moans came from the pile which made the bystanders sick with horror. The fire department was soon on the seene and many streams of water were divectod upon the flames. As daylignt came on, the helpers at thie ruins could see behind it the annex to the building in which were the servants of the hotel, and which was spared. Portions of tiers ‘of rooms ut the rcar of the muin building had remained standing, but the par titions were torn away and the rooms opencd to the air. The floors of many of them lad partly given away and tumbled the occu- {;mll!«un:l uitire upon the confused ruin clow. The frightened employes were safely taken from the annex by ladders. Finally the flames were mastercd by the firemen and sank down from sight within the ruius, where the water yet hissed und steamed among the hot stoncs and brick. As soon us the ruins were sufticiently nn, cooled hundeds of willing hands setabout thie herculean task of removing the *immeuse mass of masonry, and the enormous throng which had by this time gathered waited and watched in breathless suspense. The first person rescucd was Ceorge Gaines, a col ored porter, who died soon after being taken out. Helen Leport, Jenny Decker and Jacob B. Turpin were taken out and found 10 be only slightly injured, Rechal Cramer jumped from window, breaking her leg. At g o'clock Hurris Stiffe, a traveler from Phil- adalphia, was rescued from beneath a mass of a timber with but slight mjurics. Near him was found the dead body of Dwight H. Buel!, who had evidently becn suffocated. By this time the crowd of spectators had inereased to such proportions as to great impedo the work of the rescuers. Aceord- ingly the militia was ordered out to aid the police, and rendered excellent service during the day and night keeping the crowd within bounds, By noon telograms of anxious iquiry were pouring in from every part of the country sed to be in t 2 n, togethe with immense erowds of curious people from the surrounding towns. Tho lower floor of a large wool ware- house wils made a temporary morgue. Tl bodies were taken there as fast pvered THE BONF Plaintiff's Attorneys on Edge of Une Criicaco, Feb, 18, —~[Special T Tie Bre.]—The members of the nd jury trembled in their boots this morn ¢ when they stood up to roceiv from Judee Tuloy, He told the m oath tha had just taken was as 08 anything he that during the present sitting they would probably have of that would re. s men to deal with, Should the id before [ the Ragged ainty LD-TIM S o February egram he 1 that the oath mignt say, but some business to take car quire fearles subject which he had in mind be | them—[here it was understood that he re. ferred to the Bonfield-Schaa Times case] he warned them not to ¢ » seerets of the grand jury room, because any violation of duty in that regard would be severe punished. “It must be apparent to every observing mind,’” said he, “‘that the right of frec speech and of a free press are undergoing a very severe trial at this time throughout ¢ land, xperience has h tofore demonstrated that i better to leaye these rights untram meled by any legislation in the nature of a censorship, leaving the parties guilty of an abuse of these constitutional privileges tc suffer for such abuse thereof by being held responsible, criminally and civilly, as pro. vided by law. But while the law deems it neeessary that the licentiousness of the o s shall be resty yet it is important that the press should be'kept free, fearless and untrammeled in any honest effort_to expose ofMic if any exist. You will receive the law as applicable tothe facts from the state's attorncy, and, as to your duty as to those facts, I'can only charge you that you respond to your oaths, to preseat no indictment through matice, hatred or ill- will, nor to leave any indictment unpre- sented through fear, favor and tion, or for any fee or reward, or for any hope or promise thercof, but in all your pre- sentments you shall present the trutn, the whole tru and ng iniz but the truth.” Judge Tuley further said: “If any p shali try, divectly or indirectly, to influc your action it will be your duty to mak same known to the court without hesita tion.” One of the Bonfield attorneys was in the wid from the remark overheard by the the lawyer did not take kindly to urt's instructions, “Will you gro before this grand jury with your e against the Times ' was asked. all depends, ” he replied. *We don't the temper of the men on that jury. Men are very differcnt, you know. We will probably kuow in four ot five days just what step is to be taken, and how soon,” THE They Unanimons the Eig Agree on Five of Portfolios, NDIANATOLIS, Feb, 18 —Speculations as to General Harrison's probable cabinet still continuce to be the engrossing theme in po- litical and journalist les. The efforts to name a complete cabinet are widely variant, especiaily usto the portfolios for the interior, justice and agriculture departments. There is, however, a harmonious opinion ns to the other five portfolios, scarcely any one iz found now who is willing to gainsay present conviction that Blaine will be ary of state; Windom, secretary of the treasury; Rusk, of Wisconsmn, sceretary of Thomas, of Illinois, sccretary of the and Wannamaker, postmaster general. ty good_foundation for coup sueral John W. Noble, of St. Louis, with the interior secrotaryship. and the per: sistonce with which thename of W. H. H Milier, of this city, is being coupled with the attorney generalship causes many to believe that the report has real foundation, but the and opportunity offered for identification by onds. Those not identified were taken charge of by tho city. The injured were promptly st to the hospital, The réeovery of the bodies was slow owing to the immense accumulation of debris, but at nearly regular intervals one or two bodies were found during tho afternoon, They were found in the order of the list given. This catastrophe was devoid of the harrow- ing details and thrilling rescues attending an uncontrolled — couflagration. One terrible crash, smoke, flames, quick, rushing streams of water, and all was over. For this reason the disaster simply overwhelms. The mag- nitude of the calamity cannot be realized. In fact, its extent is not yet known. The re ter of the hotel has not yet been found, and Mr, Perry, the night clerk, is buried in the ruins. But from the best estimates that can be obtained from the landlords and others, it_is probuble that there were not far from fifty people in the hotel proper. five have escaj uninjured among the confusion of the earl morning hours, which would leave forty-f unaccounted for. Ten arein the hospits and_upto this writing (midnight) sixteen dead bodies have been taken from the ruins, leaving nineteen still missing. But there may be more than this. The cause of the disaster was undoubtedly the explosion of a boiler in the basement. No engincer was on duty at the time, the cus. tom being for tho night engincer to bank his fires and go to bed. He does not sleep in the hotel. This engineer, Alexander Thuer, was rested this ' afternoon on aa indictment for manslaughter, It has been conjectured that Gaines, the colored porter, may bave started the pumps, throwing cold water nto the overheated boiler, and thus causing the cxplosion. But this is only con- jocture, and Gaines is dead. The force of the explosion was terrific, All the people in that part of tie city were awakened by the shoc Huge stones were scattered and iron pipes were bent and twisted. The windows in the adjoining buildings and across the strect were demol ished and panes of glass smushed two blocks away. 1t is belioved to-night that Mrs, Weeson, of Springticld, wasat the hotel swith her five ceildren and a servant, She has not been seen. If this proves true, the aggregato 1oss of life would be raised by the adaition of theso seven vietims, The oxperiences of the subvivors were re markable and the escapes miraculous, W ter M. Gray oceupied 4 room adjoining Land- lord Kotchumw's. When he awoke he found the bed sinking with him., When it became stationary he found himiself pinned down by the ceiling and timbers iu suc that he was unable to move. He soon heard the voices of Mr. ana Mrs, Ketchum, and conversed with them concerning the chances of escape. Before they were rescued tho water poured into the ruins by the firemen had nearly covered his face, The complete List of bodies taken out up to midnij is us follow: DWIGHT H. BUELL, GEORGIE GAINES, the colored porter. GRORIE JER, of Hartford JOHN W. HOUSMAN, a comumercial traveler of Buffalo, LOUIS . BRON Hartford Stove company, child. GEORGE KETCHUM, brother of the land- lord EDDIE KET( the landlord. GEORGE W. ROOT, a comwmercial tray- €ler from Loston, A. H. TILLETSON, a commercial traveler from Cincinnati. MANIMILIAN GALODY, provrietor of the Hartford Herald, and his wife. MES, ANDREW WHITING, Two unknown men, The victims at tho hospital are all doing well, most of the injuries being supcrficial, although ull ure suffering from chill and ex posure. Some of the bodies of the dead are much disfigured and burned, but the faces of most of them are not injured and wear a lifelike expression. Electric lights have been put in and around the ruins and the search will be vigorously pushed all night At2a m. the list of dead has been in- creascd to twonty five. Eighteen injured are in the hospital, and ten persous wre “kuown to be still in the ruins, S An Alabama Cyclone. Bisuxauay, Ala, Feb. 18.—It is re- ported here thut a cyclone passed through Bible county, ffty miles south of here, last night, dmlmg_ at dumage. Several persons are reported killed sud many injured. It is Tmpossibie 1o oblaln particuiars Lo night. SON, secretary of the his wite and UM, aged eleven, son of best authorities give the department of jus- tice to Judge Estee, of California, Nearly all the cavinet makers, for some reason, have Wi Miller on tho slate for the new ngricultural portfolio, and now a few give cuator Platt one of the coveted seats, Among the callers on General Harrison to-day were ex-Governor Redticld Proctor, of Vérmont, who is en route home from C; fornia: John W. Dinsmore and J. H. Chency, of Bloomington, I, and Colonel J. H. Smither, of New Mexico. At a late hour to-night it is learned that since the long talk to-d. between Governor Proctor, of Vermont, and General Harrison, certamn and well-informed geutlemen have slated Mr. Proctor for sceretary of the na in place of Congressman Thomas,” of Illinois, The superior qualifications of Thomas for this position, by reason of strong and laborious service in'the committee on naval effairs, are conceded, but meagre representation in the cast, together with the fact that Thomas' appointment would necessitate a special election 1n his dis- trict, are being used as arguments why the ' portfolio may go to Vermont. Another important rumor late to-night is that W. O. Bradley, of Kentucky, has b tendered and aceepted the attorney ship. Nothing can be done to verify these reports to-night, howeves - Syste Acquisitions. 15.—A dispatch from that in addition to the Svansvllle & St. atur- The Mackey St. Lous, Evansville, Ind., say purchase of the Louisville, Louis road, which was announced last § day, the Muckey system also secured pos- session of the 1linois & St. Louis line, run- ning between Belleville, 11L, and St. Louis. President Branch, of the latter road, prac- tically certifies to this report, and says that while the consolidation has not been uctually effected, yet the deal will be closed before tho vresent month expires. ‘The Evansville & St. Louis does not” como to Belleville now, but the gap between that place and Mount Vernon, fil, will bo filied during the coming summer. When this is completed the Mackey system will have an entrance into St. Louis and the benefit of all s of the Iliinois & St. Louis GrE g 5 Klein's Hearing Postpon ed WAsImINGTON, Feb, 18.—Klein, the ican newspaper man whose adventares in Sa- mon have been the subject of international comment, will not avpear before the scnate committee on foreign relations, at least for the present. He teleg raphed Secretary Bay- ard that he had been summoned to testify concerning matters in Samoa, but the secrc- tary was advised that the commutteo did not, deem it politic or polite to take any further steps in the Samoan matter pending tho re- sult of the conference to be held in Berlin, - 1he Visitle Supply. Cnicaco, Feb. 18.—Tho visiblo supply for the weel ending IPebruary 16, as compiled vy the seeretary of the Chicago board of trade, is as follows: Bushels, Wheat 4 Corn Oats Rye Barie) 75,000 1,712,000 2,102,000 Horso and Cattle Thieves Captuved, DEAD 00D, Datk., Feb. 18,—(Special Telo- gram to Tug Bee. |- Elmer Lewis and Char- art, horse and cattle thieves, wero d by the sherifls posse on Indian creek, ufter a sharp exchange of shots, and juiled last niglt, eline Gives It Up Pamts, Feb. 18.—Moline, recognizing the impossibility of forming a cabinet on a basis of the concentration of the several republi u groups, has abandonad the attempt. It is oxpectod thut President Carnot will appeal to Rouvier to form a ministr; — ——— In Favor of Pronibition. Marriwoon, IlL, Feb. 18.—At the election held at Maplewood to-day, to decide the question of prolibition, the vote was 147 for 10 19 aguiust it, - King Otto Helplessly Insane. Loxvox, Feb. 15.—A dispateh from Munich says thut King Oteo, of Bavaria, has been proved, without a doubt, to be helplessly iv- saue. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10 BARNES BLOCKS THE WAY. He Opposes the Immediate Admis- eion of South Dakota. FORT OMAHA'S PROPOSED SITE The Secretary of War Dicapproves of the Clark Tract and Recomes mends a Site larther From the City. WasHINGTON Braeat 518 Fovr WastixNGToy, ‘The Dakota men who are in Washington are very much put out to-night over the ac tion of the house conterees to-day, It seemed this morning as though there was only a lit tle formal work to do before the territorial bill would be agreed to, but owing to the un- warranted position assumed by Mr. Barnes, of Georgia, one of the house conferees, things begin to look rather bad for South Dakota, after all. Barnes is determined that ho will not agree to any proposition looking to th immediate admission of South Dakota, not- withstanding the positive instructions of the house to the conferces. Mr. Bavnes happened to be absent at the time when the resolution of instruction was adopted, and he makes this a reason for as- serting that he is not bound by that action, Springer professes to ve willing to acquicsce in the wishes of the house, which voted for the division and immediate admission of South Dakota, by a majority of forty-ninc. Butit is feared by the Dakota men that hie will be influenced by Barnes, and that it will be impos toagrccon a report. No final action has yet been taken. The conferees will meet 1 to-morrow, and Mr. Buker, the republican member on' the part of the house, expr the opinion that an_ agreo ment will be reached and that May 15 will be fixed as the day for holding the election for te oftic>rs in the tecritory and for the rati- fication of the Sioux Falls constitution. CONCERNING FORT OMAIA'S NEW SITE, The president pro tem before the sena to-day read a letter from th war under date of February 15, which read as follows: *In reply to the resolution of the senato dated the Sthinst., calling for all the correspondence aud reports pertaining to the relocation of Fort Omana, Neb., and for an expression of my opinion in regard to the matter, [ have the honor to state that the act of congress approved July 23, 1888, authorizes the purchase of not more thin G40 acres of land situated within ten miles of the city limit at a pric not to exceed $G Jenerals Schofield, Crooks and Brook®, nmend the purchase of {900 acress of lind north of Omalia, a por- tion of which will cost £225 per ucre, and the total cost for th would be about 166 000, This od ten miles rom_the O can only be supp! Water dom- pany proposes to furnish water at The cost for water, judgiug from the chirges made at Fort Omabia, might amount to $5,000 ver annum m addition to the cost of five miles of pipe estimated at $32,000, 1 do not recommend the purchase of this site and inmy opinion it will be_better to pur- chase ground at a greater distance from Omaha~ where land s not held at so high a price and where good water may be had in abundance without the payment of a large annual tax. 1 enclose copies of the following papers which will, it is believed, furnish all the information called for, 1. Abstract of bids received in response to the advertisement under authority of the act of July 23, 1855, 2 Report of the major general command- ing the army, dated the 11th inst. 3. Report of the commanding general, De- partment of the Platte. 4. Tracing showing the land owned by Mr, H. I Clark, which is recommended by the department commander to b purchased. 5. Abstract of offers received for the salo of land i the state of lowa, all of the land covered thereby being reported by the com- manding general, Department of the Platte, 4s not suitable for a military post. 6. The recommendation of the command- ing general, Division of the Missouri. All of the information contained in the papers scheduled above by the secre war and not mdicated in the above le been publisiied by Tnr 1B letter and accompanying documents wi ferred to the senate committee on milit uffairs, which will likely recommend a large appropriation than was made last year, for the purpose of earrying out Scerctary Endi- cott’s recommendations, CABINET MATTERS, The only real hiteh in the work of the cabinet makers to-day was in the name of Representative Thomas of Illnois, who be- lieves that he is slated for the navy. When asked this evening if he had been given any intimation divect from General Harrison or speal for him, Captain Thomas replied that he had not. ' He had been told by a friend who very recently talked with the president, that his name was under consideration and’ the prospects were that he would be tendered a position, that was all the information he had of a reliable nature. The most of his information he had learned from the newspapers. Yet he b lieves he will be secretary of the navy. T night the slate named’ in these dispatches twenty-four hours ago has not becn mater- ially changed. It now stmds in this form in the minds of those who know most of cabinet matters : Blaine, seerets Windom, sc Rusl, soerc otary of the navy. secretary of the interior. aker, postmaster general, ttorney general, ctiry of agriculture, esthat Mr. Swift and it in 08 v of state. otary of the tre Baxter, Miiler or Palmer, s Senator Stanford belic alrcady been selected for the navy, the California senator will have as much not more influence than any other man numing a cabinet ofticer from the Pac slope, It is stated upon_what seems to b good authority that ex-Senator Platt refused the navy because he was offered it with the uuderstanding that if accepted he should 1ot attempt to coatrol the patronage for New York. No one well informed on the subject believes that Mr. Platt will be in the eabinet. At the senate this afternoon it was stated republican circles that further protests had been sent to Indianapolis ugainst Mr. Windom, This time his busi- ness in Wall street is urged us o reason why Lo should not be in the cabinet. It is feared by some that the country might regard tho ex-senator as under the influence of the New York City brokers and bankers, and it is argued that 1o wake him sceretary of the treasury would be, woing into the very heart of the spot General Harrison has been rep- resented as desiring to_avoid. Nevertheless Washington believes that Mr. Windom has been invited into the cabinet und has ac- cepted the treasury portfolio, People here have come to the conclusion that Colonel New has refused the treasury- ship. A Michigan member of the house, who is intimate with General Alger, and who talked with him a few duys ago, says: aator Sherman kept Alger out of cabinet. About two we g0 Lien- Alger heard that Sen Sherman lad seot a protest against him to Iudian- apolis and he asied his friend, Senator-elect McAMillan, to go toGeneral Harrison about it. He authorized Senator McMillan, in the event it was learned that Sherman had pro- tested, to state to General Harrison that General Alger could not accept a place in the cabinet in the face of an objection from 80 distinguished a republican as the senator from Ohlo, The day after McMillan re- turned to Detroit from Indianapolis General Alger wrote bis letter to Senator Stock- bridge, which Las been mentioned in the press and which stated that he (Alger) would ot be a member of the cabinet.’ MILLS “TUKNED DOWN," Chairman Mills.was cowpelled to abandon bis vruject to hold @ caucus to-night to give in instructions to the democratic members of the house on the tariff question, by dint of superior force on the part of Mr. Randall This afternoon Randall and Cowles—the latter the author of the free tobacco bill went about the ouse aud secured pledges from over cighty demodratic members that if the caucus to-night should adopt & resolu tion not to give the free tobacco bill an op. portunity for final action, that thoy would hold a caucus of mwstruction and support the free tobaceo bill in the event of its being taken up for action. Mr. Mills saw that the real object of the cau cus was defeated in advance, and instructed his followers to declare the call for a caucus off. If there had been a caucus held to-night, it is very probable a_collision would have oceurred botwoen the Mills and Randall forces, as the latter were determined that no action should be taken which would tie tho hands of those who wero in favor of the free tobacco bill. In view of the fact that tariff revision is an absolute impossi bility, so far as this session is concorned, Mr. Milis has again been turned down by his owi the house. Mr. Randall and M in high feather to-night, and an nounce that it is very probable that'the free tobacco bill will be taken up and passed be fore the end of this session. Lf the house passos this bill the senate will undoubtedly adopt it, if only a fow hours re main beforo the 4th of March, ns the senate is in favor of = the reduction of the revenue, It scems that Mr, Mills had been “turaed down” all around and this Jast faux-pas is the most humiliating to this great free trade advocate of any that co during the Fiftieth con gr 1is 18 simply adding what Mr. Mills regards as insult to injury. WANTS A DIVORCE, The notorious Major Reno, formerly of the Seventh cavalry, who was' cashiered from the army some yoars ago, filed a bill to-day in the courts of " the district,” asking for a divorce from his wife, to whom ho was marvied in 18 She was widow by the name of McGunnigle, and he claims that after residing with him two years she deserted him and went to Harrisburg, where stie has since resided, and hus refused to return to his bed and board. Those who are familiar with the facts do not sympathize with Mujor Reno in this movement, for his brutal treatment of his wife wasa matter of notoricty before sheleft him. She is now at the home of somo_ relatives in Harrisburg, and ne done nothing toward her supp: ye: Major Reno is a clerk in the pension oftice, A TINT TO NERRASKA REPUNLICANS. A great many letters are being written ¢ day by men in Nebraska who aspire to appointnient under the incoming administ tion, which are unnccessary and so much work thrown away. Itshould be remem- bered that the three republican members of congress in Nebraska will control the ap- pointment of all the postmasters in the state, and that it does no good to write to the two senators about postmasterships, s they will take no part in securing those places, the postofiices being, by the oidest rule in’ poli- ties, within the control of the members of the house representing the districts, where the politics of the members are in harmony with that of the adminisiration, as is true with Nebraska’s three members of the next lower house of congress. A DELUGE OF OPFICE SEEKERS. Besides the fiood of applications being re- L fr braska for postoftices, many of which are sent to the senators, there have been received already over three hundred polications for the land oftices in the state, about twenty for the United States marshal ship, more than that number for the colle orship of internal revenue, and hundreds of ions for positions in the railway mail , notwithstanding the fact that tl service will be within the civil service law after Marcn 15 T am afraid that there are to be many_disappointments on the part of aspirvants in Nebraska. MISCELLANEOUS AND PERSONAL, Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Collman, of Broken Bow, arrived last night and are visiting Mrs. Collman’s parents, Senator and Mrs. Pad- doclk, at the Portland. Mrs. Collman is very pleasantly remembered as a society favorite in Washington during the last session of con- gress, prior toher marriage. She will re- main here till after the inaugration. Senator Quay and General Dudley were in telegraphic” communication this afternoon with some Nebraska republicans over tie question of the Hon. John M. Thurs- ton going into the cabinot as secretary of the interior. Both of these gentlemen and Chaun- cey M. Depew and many others have cu- dorsed Judge Thurston, W. W. Baldwin, of Burlington, Ta., is at the I3bbett. He is at the head of the land aepartment of the icago, Burlington & Quincy. Before ne went into the railvoad businéss he was a law partner of Hon. Beuton J. Hall, commissioner of patents. Prruy S, Heamir, = SIOUX SCRIP LOCATIONS, Important Decis Affect Their Validity. WasniNatoy, Feb, 18.—The secrctary of the interior to-day rendered a decision in the case of Jumes W. Allen, ct al, of Glendive, Mont., against Lewis Merrill, et al, involy- ing an important question of the validity of locations of Sioux Indian half-breeds, scrip. The defendants in this case located Sioux serip upon unsurveyed public lands as attor- neys-in fact for the Indians, and under the sume power of attorney made the improvements reguired by law. The protestants maintained that the locations s0 made were invalid and illegal on the ground that it was not shown that the im- provements were made for the benefit of the Indians, as required by law. The sccretary, n his decis sustained the protestants and holds that the locations so made were iu effect the result of a sale and transfer of the script, which is a direct. violation of law. The secret also decided the cases of John I, Magee et al versus Henry 1Y, Ortley et al, of Devil's Lake, Dak., and & McDonald versus | Eaton am, of “Duluth, Minu., in which involved substantially the same ques- tions. It is also said at the interior depart- ment thut these decisions will effect the titles to large quantities of land lying im- mediately ad cent to towns on the orth- ern Pacific railroad in Montana, Minngsota and Dakota, unon which scrip of the cliarac: ter described has been located and the lands sold as town lots, A large number of cases are uow pending in the gencral land office, whicl will also be aflected by these decis’ ions. erv An g s A Refactory Witness. Wasniaron, Feb, 18,—A full meeting of the senate committee on public buildings and grounds was held to-day to consider the case of Witness Thomas Fisler, chicf clerk of the supervising architeet’s office of the treasury department, who last week refused to an- swer certain questions regarding the col- lection or receipt of political contributions from employes in the ofice when asked by the sub-comuittee, At the meeting. to-day the wituess was given another opportunity to auswer the question, but he again re- fused. The committe thereupon went mto secret session, but just what bas been determined upon has not yet yet developed. It is reported that the matter “will probably be settled in the senato and it is the impres- sion that Fisler will be arrested and brought before the bar of the senate for contemnt, There was presented to the committee to- day a letter from John A. Dix, secretary of the treasury in 1861, to Speaker Pennington, one of the énclosures of which has his fam- ous order containing the words, “If any man h].mla down the American flag, shoot Lim on the spot.” Another enclosure in the same letter re ferred to the voluntary surrender of the revenue cutter Robert McClelland, by the ractory witness—Hon, Thomas D. Fisler 0 the state of Louisiana, for which act he was disimissed from the service. He served with the confederacy througnout the war, although a native of Pemsylvania. i . Jdison's Patents Upheld. Loxooy, Feb. 18.—A decision was to-day banded down by the appeal court, upholding the electric light patents of Edison & Swan against the Holland and Anglo-Awmcrican Brush patents, thus reversing the decision of the lower court, IT WAS HIS IMPATIENT ZEAL Why Chase Made a Practics of Raising Vouchers. ANOTHER CHASE IN TROUBLE he President of the Defunct B National anl Union Banks of Fairmont Supposed o Have Fled, se Explains, 18, ~Learning that uperintendent Ci Gryoa, Neb, Fob. thiere was dissatisfaction among some of Su perintendent Chase's friends in d Lo the newspaper reports of the Indian school investigation, your correspondent called upon Mr. Chase last evening for his side of the story. Mr. Chase appeared to be very much surprised at the roport that he was a de- faulter to the extent of a single dollur, snd claims to bo able to aceount for every dollar that has como into his hands, He confe: to have misappropriated money to a consid. erable amount, and says “Ihave exceeded my authority cases, but it has been through my excossive zeal for the welfare of the school. 1 have raised vouchors for the purpose of gotting money for needed repairs, ete., rather than to go through all the “red tape™ business of getting permission and appropriations, and 1 shall be able to show that every dollar that [ have thus reccived has been spent for and on government property, and an inventory of the property will show an- increased value to the extent of every dotlar that 1 wn short. The report that I have held back mone: be longang to the childron is false. 1 have al ways advanced the boys morney during the quarter whenover they asked for it, and the sult was that when pay day came many of them had nothing coming and were dissatis- fled, No, sir! I have nover taken one cent of the government's money, but have spent some of my own salary on improvements, and 1 g0 away from hierc & poorer man than when as I haven't a dollar in the world ex- nuary salary." od, that, were it not for change of the administration he should sonfident of being reinstated. When in- formed that the reports published were put in_circulation by Inspector Mallett, he was greatly excited and claimed that’ the in spector denied ever haviag made any such statement, “There is no doubt that matters aro in a bad way at the school and that there is a shortago to the amount of many thonsand doliars, but whether it has been misappropriated or stolen is a matter of conjo ‘Dedication W. C. T. U. Temple. Freyoxt, Neb., Feb. 18.—[Special to Tire Bre.|-The formal dedication of the W. C. T. U. temperance temple, of this city, took place last night. There were present from abroad Mrs, Caroline M. Woodward, stato vice president; Mrs. Alma G. Fiteh, state recording secret d C. J. Holt, the temperance ovangelist from Decatur, Tl Mrs, Mary Hiteheock, president of the state and local union, presided. The large audi torium of the temple was erowded. The dedicatory address was delivered by Mrs. gar, of Lafayette, lad., whoso bility and zeal extends all over the land. Her ‘address was a_master one, being confined principally to a histori sketch of the various temperance movements which have swept over the country, dwelling at some length upon the rise and wonderful progress of the Women’s Christian Tempor- ance union. The formal portion of the de cation was performed by Mrs. Rev. T. Hilton, of tis city, who, in a_neat and ap- propriate address. dedicated the building to the work of the W. C. T\ U. _The temple the finest one owned by any Woman's Chris- tian Temberance union in the state, and the people of Fremout, as well as the members of the organization, are all proud_of it. It was erected at_a cost of about £,000, with but a slight wdebtedness hauging over it. Elopement at Louisville Lovisviire, Neb., Feb, 18.—Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee. | —Wiiliam Bergman is a carpenter about thirty-five years of age, and has a wife and four children. While Mrs, Bergman was visiting in Jowa sdme time in December, he bad Lucy Johnsop, aged about eighteen years, as housckeeper. They grew very intiniate. Mrs. Borgmaa roturned lome on the night of December 81 very un- expectediy, after which there was trouble in the family. On Thursday night last William and TLucy departed via the Missouri Pacific for Dunbar, and were followed and found at Stella, from whence they were brought to this place and lodged in the cooler for trial. No charges being made against Miss Johnson, she was released Sunday afternoon. The wife of Bergman sworc out a warrant for Bergman's arrest, charging him with adultery. He will have a hearing Saturday. Miss Johnson is resting peacefully at her father's home, while Bergman has been taken to some othe: town for fear of mobbing, us the town s in an uproar over the case. pte (U An Overdose of Chloral. Prarrssounn, Neb., Feb. 18.--[Special Telegram to Tur Bre.|—About midnight last night Mrs, William Brantner, of this city. narrowly escaped death by taking an overdose of chiloral. After retiring she be} came quite ill, and as was her custom, arose and took o dose of chioral to relieve her suffering, Not thinking it worth her while to light a lamp, she poured out what she supposed to be about the correct amount in cup, with some_water, and drank it down. Immediately after returning she felt the ef- fects of the drug, and informed Ler husband that she believed'she had poisoned herself with an overdose. Upon li a lamp ho discovered she had taken ncarly the whole contents of the bottle. A physiciun was summoned and an antidote was given which served the purpose, and itis thought she will recover. in many the feel Safe Blowers, Sourm Swoux City, Neb., Feb, 18— Special to Tue Bee.]—Burglars entered the Citizens' bank at this place last night be tween 11 and 12 o'clock and blew the outer doors off a large safe. They got as far in as the steel chest inside before they were heard, C. D, Smiley, being the first person to discover something wrong, at once pro ceeded to invent schemes to captere them His plans failed, however, and the birds es caped. To-day the sheriff of Dakota county and also the sheriff of Woodbury count, Towa, are out looking for them., The i eral opiLion of the people in this vicinit that there is an organized gang of thieves ut work in Dakota county, as this is the third safe that has been “‘cracked” in this county this week ——- Thought to Have Flown. Famyoxt, Neb,, Feb. 18,—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—J. O. Chase, brother of the defaulting president of the People's bank, and president of the defunct First Na tional and Union banks, left Fairmont s eral days since, ostensibly on a business trip to McCook. Itnow transpires that he has not been there, and the opinion has becomo general that he has fled the country to avoid criminal prosecution for crookedness while president of the First National. The affairs of this institution are being investigated, and it is to this that Chase's departure 1s uttrib- uted, Governor Thayer at Norfolk, JRroLK, Neb, Feb. 18, —|Special to Tug .J—Governor Thayer came up from Lin- coln yesterday ana visited the hospital for insane, with regard to personal information in regard to the recent tragedies. A large nuwber of citizens called on bim at Colouel l Cotton's, where he was ernor will take no action & guest. The gov with regard to the physicians at the hospital, av least until after their trial, In this purpose tained by the leading it that injustics would be done under the circumstances as exist, zons her he will whe tor they 1 be sus o think wove them irosent $20.000 Breach of Promise Suit. Dakora City, Neb, [Fet Telegram to T Brt suit has b il court by Miss Sallie Judge T. Griffey, wh to o highly esteemed 1 plaintiff is a maid of forty friends of the deferdant claim the move is a Sallie avers that blackniailing scheme, whi she has will 1y waited on bo disappointed; for whiel The high standing county makes the case mor MeC was receatly married v of this place, of Judge ¢ in tho d nahoy five vea Thom she asks iffe, than ord Special A £20,000 breach of listrict \gainst The vs, and only to in' the inarily sensational, and developments arve cagerly waited for. Funcral of Frederi WEst Poist, Neb, Feb T Bre, Frederick Koeh were | residence of Mrs, William B deceased was born_in denburg, Prussia, Koch came to this count February ok K 18, —The funeral services of the Saturday vietenger. 1, 1818 v oin 1N late at Zackerick, in 13 ) Mr. i and through honesty and hard labor had become A Most prosperous farmer., caused through inhalin He I s o wife and Waterworks for Graxt, Neb, 1 to Tur Brk. | the eitizens of Grant was he to consider the advisability atem of waterworks. A was organized. Thero has be in Grant town property, an Targe sales of city property ties have been made durin days, and everything points booui in the spring stock. SteRLING, Neb, Big. ]~ The ne was dedicated yestords delivered by Rev. Risher, ¢ formerly of Omaha, assiste with and Rev building _cost upwards of dedicated frec of debt. Death of a Brothe Prartsvovtn, Neb., legram to Tur Brn promincnt brotherhood engit died very suddenly an his morning about 10 o’clock of The funeral will occur o'clocic. A large delesation men are expected from a d Struck By a srasky City, Neb, Telegram to Tue Brr.| Missouri Pacific this afternc team near Julian, driven by Mr. J whom the town was name were killed and the smashed and his scalp badly A Luck Hanoy, Neb,, Feb. 18, to T % W. Webste ing s 0S county, Kan avawing in a southern lottory for £5,000. s and placed it in the ilurdy in to-day for cojlection. For Running a Ga Oxronn, Neh., Feb. 18— to Tuk Bi: Will Carter v Lh district court. PRESIDENT! Some of the Koads 8 Back. W bank S Ciicaco, Feb., 1 Bee.]—Nothing was t An enthusiastic His dea the odors of P0isonous medicine he was preparing for his th was seven children G A this o of puttin, board of on groat d a to g the to a tre castol la w Spocial el e of Torclk ed by Pr Lewis, of this place. meetin, vening g oin a trade tivity number of npar st few endous to Tnr this place The sermon was siding N. Royse, of Auburn, 000, und was 18, weer of home heart 1 Lo-morrow of broth hon ran tian, 1. Both cut, [Special Tele ry @ farn pecial Tel il Man allked of hood Enzince Feb. — Henry | Special Houelk, his city, terday wilure. at 2 crhood I'he north bound into o , after horses ntleman had one arm vam ier liv- south of Hardy, in Jewell as, had a ticket in the February He nbling House. egram 2. |—Ior running a gambling hou se 1s to-day fincd ¥30 and costs of 1 appealed the case to the \ging 8. —[Special Telegram to wmong railroad men here to-day except to-morrow's mecting of the pres idents' agreement, sclves aro as sercucly adoption of the agreement ready signed, sealed and ¢ President Hughit am satisfied that nearly or interested roads will be y meeting., President Charles of the Union Pacific, sce 1o reason why th be adopted, and belie that it fnally will be.” C rec confident of the adoption of Said he: “T'he agreement necessity, and as a consec adopted. ' 1t is contain two are four.” the Santa I, has just an unsuccessful attempt ture of the Kansas City but was uot at all skeptic adoption of the agreement. maybo that the Illinois Contr & Gulf and pertiaps one or t not be represented at to-mor but I do not think them will antagoniz It will be passec signatures, and if they | the agreement will practical effect, as if they hd s, question that it is tie i agrecment, with as The outside roads will closely, and compelled power of the association, terms of the agreom The 1y IO thi o} Chica Ciicaco, Feb, 18 of buildings to-day e Owings structure nd much less than stated yest i of the tiled flooring, about tweuty and six wide, wings ot tne building, h and was, in the lunguige ot green.”’ ‘This was struck lox ned in the tenth tloor 1 by a heavy irou water being raised to the roof. 1t g loose and gave w carry| portion of the floors below basement. The commissione the main structure is not slightest, which joined - Wilson Rapmo Crry, Dak. Peb, gram to Tue Bee. ) Homestake train Deadwood to testif; . broke jail ou Saturduy night to-day in & cabin in the w wood and Sturgis and the extreme cold waathe cover. He gave cvidenc and it was thought b sentence had b 18, Jick V robbers g ken ja To Meet th Ciicago, Peb, 15, ~The ton & Quiney road has red ger service in Towa to th miles a month, und 18 pre further duce it expenses in the same prop commissioners of iawa hay revenues of the roads of th foreing a low sehedule of rate W 18 confident of t #All also be pr 1 agrecwent should not 1 huve all long, President that, the without ve up to rod,” atention to Teports as i lelive , of the Northwestern quite all present u Francis 1ts to discuss the pres presidents them- o inal Said o of the v the esent. | eneral MeNulta, the ag is i quenci as two rveturned Scott & i of H 1, the [ wo sai ugre its vy have t for, will wi 18 us b ive up Strong, the. any iver of the Wabash railroad, is perfectly ement. absolute must, e and of om to gain the signa- Gulf, tinal b cott may eting, of ient, thie terms, me There is no m si wtehed an as far as hes in the o the o' Collapsed Building, commissioner A the du the Ay Tec two and evi Saturday maged injury ortion v lon main 1 just been filled in, huilder, still dently after tank wilich was rdu the with ' reports injured prured. [Special son, ho was & nst 1 but was ¢ 1y wor ed ree it to the that in the Tel of the cld in ierty, aught )ds between Dead He had no boots or shoes v drove him to nst the of d get a4l ail, Rates. cad its p thers, ight Chicago, Burling- assen extent of 5,000 paring ortion th curla \tstute | 8. Other 0 still lie object is to cut down | at the tho by i fowa roads, it is said, will take the same siep, - L r Indic For Ni riable winds. For Dakota—kalr; slightly ablo winds, generally nortuer p Weath cations, wer; braska and fowa—Lairy warmer; vari some " NUMBER 249 [EDGERTON'S PARTING SHOT Ho Has a Word to Say on the Sube« Jject of Removals, AN OPEN LETTER TO CLEVELAND From Which Tt Wonld Appear to the Outside W Ihat Their Kee lations Anything But Cordial, are A Bitter Dose For Grover, Wasiivato 15 Judge Kagerton, who was recently removed from the oftice o has written an Ho says, among il service commissionor, aletter to the liings was indebted to you for the only ape Bice Lever held, You now declare aetion that you regret the appoints with equal right, can say that 1 re- gret the accoptance. Your regret was never made known to me by you in - any word of utterance or action until now, ut the elose of your administration, and on'the day befora iy removal, 1 presume there were pradens political reasons why you did not make the removal until after ¢lcction, In this re ward it would almost soem il you werd willing to play false with the mugwumps ta cunble you to win with the democrats, The vesult of the election placed you in a dilemma from which fow people would_luve known low to extricate themselves, You found ona man on your hands whom the mugwumps had declared war upon -and an - enemy ta their civil service reform theories, and your plan of becoming their representative in the future would be weakened or defeated it no s of your fldelity to tucir causa 188 Accordingly, it uppears cided upon the romoval lead of the commission, deeniing Thompson o good mugwump for them, you therefora nation that ‘you might upy point him ntly us an atonement for your previous inotion SMr, Presudent, with due courtesy to the high ofice you hokl, allow me Lo say that YO are a vory peeuliar man, a positive wan, positively wrong or positively right, and therefore an unsafe wan to trust, and that clement in your character 1 believe led to your defeat.” Pope says: ~The most positive men are the cedulous, since the most believd and advise mosy with e fello 15, and worst enenies,” Being one of that kind of positiva men yourself, you have kept men ot like Characteravound you, who are positive only in their malice and convest Juvenal says, ‘There 1s nothing a man will not believe in his own favor.” You werd credulous enough to belicve you wore clected president by the mugwumps, therefore you permitted then to n real friends and to flatter you in a policy which led o your defeat. “You are a man WwLo would not perint yoi L friends to admonish you with frecdom and confidence, and us w result you have suffcred for a want of fricnds, aud your wretched tness hug discovered that there is no true success in life with of friend- ship. You believed that your will and power 10 cuforce it was above all powers, but the will of the people expressed in - Constitu- tional way has taught you that there wus a wiser and a better way” than that chosen by you. You will be censured and condemned Deciuse you putno trust in your own party, but belicved yourself to be ‘b own and greater than all pa; ascort: the on removin an indifferond had for removing ing 1o remuin feat.” The judge proceeds to give his undere standing of the ewil service law, and cons tinues: I do not ask you to givé any rea- son for my removal. 1 know, and so do you, that the only one you could give would be that it was your will. For if you gt tempted to give any other vour own previous words would prove it untrie. In my inter view with rou before the removal you ex- pressly disclaimed having any reason for it except my refusal to resign to cnable you to make ‘Chompson’s nowination. ‘Reinoved’ is i word of far reaching potency, especially when the records ao not explain it, T am con scious of this, and deeply puined by the consciousness, The people have u vight to know the truth in ail watters of this kind, A for Lhis reason only do 1 uddress you, Icannot, like you, make & prayer fo lief to the publie, &s Such an wrticle to be in the Baltimore Sun of the 14th inst, This is the first time in the history of the government that an outgolng president found it necessary to advertise th h the news- vapers his particular work it his term of oftice und his claims upon his puity and the country for approval. Between the lines can be read a special vlea for reelection, Lot me refer as a proof of your ignorance of public opinion, and not of “your indiffef- ence tot, to whit you say in the Sun articla of Mr. Biirnes, of Misso, one not guilty of the annoyance to ) you wera subs jected by the country members of congress introducing o you thiir constituents, beeause he has always presented his constitucnts at public receptions. 1f Burnes were living ha could tell you another rcason, which ha often told 1o others, that e hud been rudely treated by you and had no respect for you personally, und aseribed the defeat of the 'democratic purty to your agnorance of 1t 1L was necedsary that you should make such an explanation for your attack upon the ‘wayback’ wembers, but you ortunate in the sclection of yonr s, one of the ablest and nobicst 1ogiss 1S il congress. ‘Bat to tho case of anothor removal which must hecomo an important part of the b tory of the country. It was on the floc the house of represcutat Turing the time the votes of the electoral college wera counted and you heard the aunounvement of > rosult thit Benjamin Hiroson wis duly elected president of the United States. 13at the that burned d through the ecmpty boxes of the adunnistration could not be oftieially added, though ) be true, in place of Grover Cleye removed.” ' By whom und for what wse removed ! T ansy s 10w being madc very home, in every bhusiness in the land, and history wall inséribe it upon its records, Judeo Edgerton attributes Cloveland’s feat 1o his disregard of the opiion wnd ad- vice of the most emimnent men of his party and to his political ingratitude, and continues s follows: *In tue statement of your pube acts, as printed in the Sun artiele red declaration: *When Mr, Cleveland ne into ofiice e found the departients fillca with incowpetents who had found a pernianent lodgment there through fayorite s, How can you say that you found the depirtnents fitled with incompetents and yet retained all i ofice auring your adminise vation. There is o wistake somewhero, Did you not kow, Mr. I'resident, that nearly three-fourths of all the pors W in oftice tmentil sorvice there in u will s500n have no powor of ri- and the places they Lold will not be flearing outt efforts, o the o been your own ervice have the do Mr, mude esident oth " pointive by your ment; 1, assura could be you o« the 1gh nd or 1 blessi e which was you. 1s you in aliatory, wi he quite willd the gloom of des re- seemed of ords de- ns were and su. ssful in aiding in ring out ! and vligibles st e the u securcd for them on the i ilo incompetents are r You underst law, President 3 i not for those inside, but for those outside. Your ticory of inactmn would d the law, | You have not dared to weea out 3 incoms petents, Judge kdgerton con ded with & { eriticism of the conduct of one of the other comtissivuers without mentioning his nvame - Avvested for Is.. Kb, 0ic tin service Theft, 15, ~ [Special Telegram d ubout twens hore this morns old watch 2ild other prope MeVeigh, uear Westou, Jus